CVE-2019-16097

core/api/user.go in Harbor 1.7.0 through 1.8.2 allows non-admin users to create admin accounts via the POST /api/users API, when Harbor is setup with DB as authentication backend and allow user to do self-registration. Fixed version: v1.7.6 v1.8.3. v.1.9.0. Workaround without applying the fix: configure Harbor to use non-DB authentication backend such as LDAP.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

22.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-862

Published

2019-09-08

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (5)

• dacade/cve-2019-160971★ · 2019-09-25
• evilAdan0s/CVE-2019-1609723★ · 2019-09-19
• ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-160970★ · 2019-09-22
• luckybool1020/CVE-2019-160972★ · 2023-07-28
• rockmelodies/CVE-2019-16097-batch5★ · 2019-09-21

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-16097.yaml

Exploit collections (2)

• harbor-cve-2019-16097.ymlchaitin/xray
• CVE-2019-16097.yamlzan8in/afrog

Security advisories

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html
• goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6
• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-es…
• advisories/GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-1938
• CVE-2015-7501
• CVE-2017-10271
• CVE-2017-12149
• CVE-2017-12615
• CVE-2017-3248