CVE-2025-32019 Harbor's repository description page allows for XSS
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the repository description markdown field, potentially compromising user sessions in Harbor registries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-32019?
CVE-2025-32019 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in goharbor harbor, published on 23 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Harbor is an open source trusted cloud native registry project that stores, signs, and scans content. Versions 2.11.2 and below, as well as versions 2.12.0-rc1 and 2.13.0-rc1, contain a vulnerability where the markdown field in the info tab page can be exploited to inject XSS code. This is fixed in versions 2.11.3 and 2.12.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32019?
12 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/goharbor/harbor and harbor.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | All versions | None |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | All versions | 2.4.0-rc1.0.20250421072404-a13a16383a41 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | All versions | 2.4.0-rc1.0.20250421072404-a13a16383a41 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.12.0-rc1 | 2.12.4-rc1 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.12.0-rc1 | 2.12.4-rc1 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.12.0-rc1+incompatible | 2.12.4-rc1+incompatible |
6 more packages
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.13.0-rc1 | 2.13.1-rc1 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.13.0-rc1 | 2.13.1-rc1 |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.13.0-rc1+incompatible | 2.13.1-rc1+incompatible |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.4.0-rc1.1 to 2.11.2 | None |
github.com/goharbor/harbor Go | From 2.4.0-rc1.1 to 2.11.2 | None |
harbor Bitnami | All versions | 2.11.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-32019?
Upgrade github.com/goharbor/harbor to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.0-rc1.0.20250421072404-a13a16383a41, 2.12.4-rc1, 2.12.4-rc1+incompatible or 2.13.1-rc1.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-32019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-harbor-2025-32019, GHSA-f9vc-vf3r-pqqq, GO-2025-3825.