Harbor fails to validate the user permissions when updating project configurations
Priority LOW 28CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Incorrect user permission validation in Harbor <v2.9.5 and Harbor <v2.10.3 allows authenticated users to modify configurations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed harbor (harbor): <v2.9.5, <v2.10.3github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): 2.9.5, 2.10.3
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 | harbor | 2.9.4 to before <v2.9.5; 2.10.2 to before <v2.10.3 | <v2.9.5, <v2.10.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) | before 2.9.5 | 2.9.5 | Patch available | GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 |
| — | github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) | 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3 | 2.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 |
- harbor Vendorbackstage Affected 2.9.4 to before <v2.9.5; 2.10.2 to before <v2.10.3 Fixed in <v2.9.5, <v2.10.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.5 Fixed in 2.9.5 Patch available GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3
- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3 Fixed in 2.10.3 Patch available GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA harbor (harbor) Fixed in <v2.9.5, <v2.10.3
- Fix · GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 2.9.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) Fixed in 2.10.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3
References
More backstage Harbor vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-22278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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