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.

• CWE-862

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3Third Party Advisory
• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-escalation-from-zero-to-admin-cve-2019-16097/Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3Third Party Advisory
• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-escalation-from-zero-to-admin-cve-2019-16097/Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 8, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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