{"cve":"CVE-2019-16097","nvd":{"published":"2019-09-08T16:15:11.820","modified":"2026-06-17T02:21:39.683","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html","https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517","https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1","https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6","https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3"],"products":["linuxfoundation:harbor"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:39.700375520+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-16097","score":0.22443,"percentile":0.97698,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9wvh-ff5f-xjpj","summary":"Missing Authorization in Harbor","modified":"2024-08-21T15:58:49.524137Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/goharbor/harbor","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/goharbor/harbor","ranges":[">=1.7.0 <1.9.0-rc1"],"fixed":["1.9.0-rc1"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0818","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0818","summary":"Missing Authorization in Harbor in github.com/goharbor/harbor","modified":"2026-03-03T04:50:56.481537Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/goharbor/harbor","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/goharbor/harbor","ranges":[">=1.7.0 <1.9.0-rc1"],"fixed":["1.9.0-rc1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}