CVE-2019-16097
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...
- Published
- Sep 8, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.7%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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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.
Sources
http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-16097.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: status,word($.matchers[*].type)
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2019-16097 in Harbor, enabling attacker admin account creation and malicious image upload. For authorized security research only.
- CVE-2019-16097Exploit
Batch exploit script for CVE-2019-16097, targeting Harbor container registry to create unauthorized admin accounts via crafted API requests.
- cve-2019-16097Exploit
Automated exploit script for CVE-2019-16097, performing batch URL scanning to detect and exploit a web application vulnerability, writing successful accounts to results.
PoC exploit for CVE-2019-16097 targeting unauthorized admin creation in Harbor, built on the pocsuite framework for automated vulnerability verification.
- CVE-2019-16097-batchExploit
CVE-2019-16097-batch
- harbor-give-me-adminExploit
harbor(<1.7.6/1.8.3) privilege escalation (CVE-2019-16097)
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