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GHSA-7649-WM97-W3J3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-07 17:59 – Updated: 2026-10-07 17:59

Summary

Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers

Details

Impact

An attacker with write access to a cloud storage bucket used by Backstage could craft object names that could collide with protected files in the output directory. In certain deployment configurations, this could lead to content injection.

Patches

Patched in @backstage/backend-defaults version 0.17.8

Severity

4.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T21:17:18Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3",
  "modified": "2026-10-07T17:59:38Z",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:59:38Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/14e925ce5b905dd8daa64c3009722febda76034c"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage"
    },
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  "summary": "Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers"
}

CVE-2026-106494 (GCVE-0-2026-106494)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 20:54 – Updated: 2026-10-07 15:32

Title

Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers

Summary

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper input validation in cloud storage url readers. An attacker with write access to a cloud storage bucket used by Backstage could craft object names that could collide with protected files in the output directory. In certain deployment configurations, this could lead to content injection. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.8.

Severity

4.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-07 15:31 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/14e…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/t…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
backstage	backstage	Affected: < 1.54.6
@backstage	backend-defaults	Affected: < 0.17.8

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