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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2019-16097)

The version of VMware Harbor installed on the remote host is 1.7.x prior to 1.7.6 or 1.8.x prior to 1.8.3. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the POST /api/users API endpoint due to insufficient checks of user privileges. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via sending a POST to the /api/users API endpoint, to gain administrator access to the system.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote VMware Harbor cloud native registry is affected by a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. Instances of VMware Harbor with DB as the authentication backend and which allow users to self-register are vulnerable. An authenticated, non-administrator, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a POST request to the '/api/users' API to create a new administrator user account.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
413526	SCA: security update for github.com/goharbor/harbor (GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
413526	SCA: security update for github.com/goharbor/harbor (GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
130004	VMware Harbor 1.7.x < 1.7.6, 1.8.x < 1.8.3 (VMSA-2019-0015)	Nessus	Misc.	medium
129825	VMware Harbor Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2019-0015) (CVE-2019-16097)	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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CVE-2019-16097

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