GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf Harbor timing attack risk

MEDIUM Published 2023-10-10 Modified 2023-11-09 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2023-20902
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/goharbor/harbor
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-208, CWE-362
Reviewed
2023-10-10

Affected packages

• Go github.com/goharbor/harbor: < 1.10.18 → fixed in 1.10.18 • Go github.com/goharbor/harbor: >= 2.0.0, < 2.7.3 → fixed in 2.7.3 • Go github.com/goharbor/harbor: >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.3 → fixed in 2.8.3

Description

In the Harbor jobservice container, the comparison of secrets in the authenticator type is prone to timing attacks. The vulnerability occurs due to the following code: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/blob/aaea068cceb4063ab89313d9785f2b40f35b0d63/src/jobservice/api/authenticator.go#L69-L69 To avoid this issue, constant time comparison should be used. ``` subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(expectedSecret), []byte(secret)) == 0 ``` Impact This attack might be possible theoretically, but no workable proof of concept is available, and access complexity is set at High. The jobservice exposes these APIs ``` Create a job task --- POST /api/v1/jobs Get job task information --- GET /api/v1/jobs/{job_id} Stop job task --- POST /api/v1/jobs/{job_id} Get job log task --- GET /api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/log Get job execution --- GET /api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/executions Get job stats --- GET /api/v1/stats Get job service configuration --- GET /api/v1/config ``` It is used to create jobs/stop job tasks and retrieve job task information. If an attacker obtains the secrets, it is possible to retrieve the job information, create a job, or stop a job task. The following versions of Harbor are involved: <=Harbor 2.8.2, <=Harbor 2.7.2, <= Harbor 2.6.x, <=Harbor 1.10.17 Patches Harbor 2.8.3, Harbor 2.7.3, Harbor 1.10.18 Workarounds Because the jobservice only exposes HTTP service to harbor-core containers, blocking any inbound traffic from the external network to the jobservice container can reduce the risk. Credits Thanks to Porcupiney Hairs for reporting this issue.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2023-20902 A timing condition in Harbor 2.6.x and below, Harbor 2.7.2 and below, Harbor 2.8.2 and below, and Harbor 1.10.17 and below allows an… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness

References