CVE-2019-16097

VendorlinuxfoundationProductharborDiscoveredSep 8, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

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CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS

22.4%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

EPSS Trend

Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 25, 2026

● 0.00pp

22.4% → 22.4% over 3 tracked changes

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorNETWORK

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityNONE

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityNONE

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

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-862

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Sep 8, 2019

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024

Public PoC (6)

github.com/evilAdan0s/CVE-2019-16097 github.com/rockmelodies/CVE-2019-16097-batch github.com/ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-16097 github.com/dacade/cve-2019-16097 github.com/theLSA/harbor-give-me-admin github.com/luckybool1020/CVE-2019-16097

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