TI-2023-07317 Aliases CVE-2023-20902 GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf

Timing attack risk in Harbor

LOW 29CWE-362Published 2023-11-09 · Updated 2024-09-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-208.

Summary

A timing condition in Harbor 2.6.x and below, Harbor 2.7.2 and below, Harbor 2.8.2 and below, and Harbor 1.10.17 and below allows an attacker with network access to create jobs/stop job tasks and retrieve job task information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): 1.10.18, 2.7.3, 2.8.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
backstage	Project	<=Harbor 2.6.x, <=Harbor 2.7.2, <=Harbor 2.8.2, <=Harbor 1.10.17	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go)	before 1.10.18	1.10.18	Patch available	GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf
—	github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go)	2.0.0 to before 2.7.3	2.7.3	Patch available	GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf
—	github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go)	2.8.0 to before 2.8.3	2.8.3	Patch available	GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf

Project Vendorbackstage Affected <=Harbor 2.6.x, <=Harbor 2.7.2, <=Harbor 2.8.2, <=Harbor 1.10.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.18 Fixed in 1.10.18 Patch available GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf
github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.7.3 Fixed in 2.7.3 Patch available GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf
github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3 Fixed in 2.8.3 Patch available GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor::::::::	before 1.10.17; 2.6.0 – 2.6.4; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.3; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3	Vulnerable	backstage

cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.17; 2.6.0 – 2.6.4; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.3; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 1.10.18 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 2.7.3 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 2.8.3 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20902
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/security/advisories/GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20902

Other 5

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-2019-12090 core/api/user.go in Harbor 1.7.0 through 1.8.2 allows non-admin users to create admin… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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

See all 23 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences