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TI-2019-12090 Aliases CVE-2019-16097GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj

core/api/user.go in Harbor 1.7.0 through 1.8.2 allows non-admin users to create admin…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.22443 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): 1.9.0-rc1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go)1.7.0 to before 1.9.0-rc11.9.0-rc1Patch availableGHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.9.0-rc1 Fixed in 1.9.0-rc1 Patch available GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0 rc1Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0 rc2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0 rc1Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·backstage
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0 rc2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2 rc1Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2 rc2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0 rc1Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.8.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 1.9.0-rc1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16097
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2019-13717 Cloud Native Computing Foundation Harbor before 1.10.3 and 2.x before 2.0.1 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-22962 An access control issue in Harbor v1.X.X to v2.5.3 allows attackers to access public and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-03829 Hard-coded credentials in backstage Harbor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2019-13713 Cloud Native Computing Foundation Harbor prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.3 has a Privilege… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-13714 Cloud Native Computing Foundation Harbor prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.3 allows CSRF in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12953 The Ping() function in ui/api/target.go in Harbor through 1.3.0-rc4 has SSRF via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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