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GHSA-VWP5-F99X-X3RQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-07 16:24 – Updated: 2026-10-07 16:24

Summary

Backstage has improper input validation in scaffolder task list ordering

Details

Impact

An authenticated Backstage user with permission to create and read relevant scaffolder tasks may be able to infer confidential task data under specific conditions. Successful exploitation requires retained task secrets, visibility of a target task, knowledge of the secret structure, and repeated requests.

Patches

Patched in @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend version 4.1.0

Workarounds

At the gateway or reverse proxy, reject task-list requests that specify custom ordering, or allow ordering only by created_at, status, and created_by.
Restrict scaffolder task creation and task read permissions to trusted users, preferably using owner-based task-read conditions.
Disabling task recovery can reduce secret retention after a task is claimed, but it does not protect secrets in queued tasks and should not be treated as complete mitigation.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

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  "id": "GHSA-vwp5-f99x-x3rq",
  "modified": "2026-10-07T16:24:12Z",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:24:12Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/e673a869449874a9169e8f89852e75e862011b93"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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}

CVE-2026-106506 (GCVE-0-2026-106506)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 21:44 – Updated: 2026-10-07 17:06

Title

Backstage: Improper input validation in scaffolder task list ordering

Summary

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package is affected by improper input validation in scaffolder task list ordering. An authenticated Backstage user with permission to create and read relevant scaffolder tasks may be able to infer confidential task data under specific conditions. Successful exploitation requires retained task secrets, visibility of a target task, knowledge of the secret structure, and repeated requests. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-07 15:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-202 - Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries
CWE-203 - Observable Discrepancy

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7642 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/e67…	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	plugin-scaffolder-backend	Affected: < 4.1.0

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