# CVE-2023-20902: GO-2023-2109 - Harbor timing attack risk in github.com/goharbor/harbor

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-20902-harbor-timing-attack-risk  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-20902 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Harbor timing attack risk in github.com/goharbor/harbor

Technologies: [github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-goharbor-harbor). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-20902 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-20902 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-20902?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.18, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.18,introduced=2.0.0+incompatible,fixed=2.7.3+incompatible,introduced=2.8.0+incompatible,fixed=2.8.3+incompatible.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-20902?** Yes. github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): upgrade to 1.10.18, 2.8.3+incompatible or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-20902?** Check whether you run github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): upgrade to 1.10.18, 2.8.3+incompatible or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/goharbor/harbor@v2.8.3+incompatible
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.18, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.18,introduced=2.0.0+incompatible,fixed=2.7.3+incompatible,introduced=2.8.0+incompatible,fixed=2.8.3+incompatible

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-20902
- GHSA-mq6f-5xh5-hgcf
- GO-2023-2109

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