CVE-2019-16919: High severity harbor vulnerability

Published Oct 18, 2019
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Updated

Harbor API has a Broken Access Control vulnerability. The vulnerability allows project administrators to use the Harbor API to create a robot account with unauthorized push and/or pull access permissions to a project they don't have access or control for. The Harbor API did not enforce the proper project permissions and project scope on the API request to create a new robot account.

Affected Software

5 affected components
linuxfoundation Harbor>=1.8.0<=1.8.3
linuxfoundation Harbor=1.9.0
VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Harbor Container Registry Pivotal Cloud Foundry>=1.7.0<=1.7.6
VMware Harbor Container Registry Pivotal Cloud Foundry>=1.8.0<1.8.4

Event History

Oct 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:59 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:59 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16919?

The severity of CVE-2019-16919 is high.

2

What is the description of CVE-2019-16919?

CVE-2019-16919 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in Harbor API that allows project administrators to create a robot account with unauthorized push and/or pull access permissions to a project they don't have access or control for.

3

How does CVE-2019-16919 affect Harbor API?

CVE-2019-16919 affects Harbor API by not enforcing the proper access controls, allowing project administrators to create unauthorized robot accounts with access permissions to projects they shouldn't have.

4

What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-16919?

Harbor versions 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.9.0, VMware Cloud Foundation, and Vmware Harbor Container Registry versions 1.7.0 to 1.7.6 and 1.8.0 to 1.8.4 are affected by CVE-2019-16919.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-16919?

To fix CVE-2019-16919, update Harbor API to a version that has a fix for this vulnerability.

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