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CVE-2026-73563 (GCVE-0-2026-73563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 17:32 – Updated: 2026-08-13 18:07

Title

Backstage: Unauthenticated OAuth account takeover via `redirect_uri` allowlist bypass in `@backstage/plugin-auth-backend`

Summary

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.29.2, the experimental dynamic client registration and client ID metadata document features in the @backstage/plugin-auth-backend use full-string matcher.isMatch glob matching for auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration.allowedRedirectUriPatterns and the auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments allowedClientIdPatterns and allowedRedirectUriPatterns options. A hostname wildcard can match across URL component boundaries, allowing an attacker-controlled redirect URI with a trusted hostname suffix in its path to pass the allowlist and receive an OAuth authorization code after a victim completes the flow. Patterns without an explicit protocol can match unintended protocols, and redirect URIs containing embedded credentials are accepted after user information is stripped for matching. The features are experimental and disabled by default; only deployments that enable them and configure custom wildcard-hostname or protocol-less patterns are affected. This issue is first fixed in prerelease version 0.29.2.

Severity

4.7 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-13 18:07 UTC

CWE

CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7674 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
backstage	backstage	Affected: < 0.29.2	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-73563

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-13 18:18 - Updated: 2026-10-15 20:37

Severity

4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4	Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	linuxfoundation	backstage\/plugin-auth-backend	*

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GHSA-38HQ-7X33-PHP4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 16:20 – Updated: 2026-08-13 17:32

Summary

@backstage/plugin-auth-backend: Unauthenticated OAuth account takeover via `redirect_uri` allowlist bypass

Details

Impact

The allowlist matching used by the experimental dynamic client registration and client ID metadata document (CIMD) features in @backstage/plugin-auth-backend matched glob patterns against the full URL string. A * wildcard could therefore match across URL component boundaries: a pattern such as https://*.example.com/callback, intended to allow subdomains of a trusted host, would also match an attacker-controlled URL such as https://attacker.example/x.example.com/callback. This applies to auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration.allowedRedirectUriPatterns as well as the allowedClientIdPatterns and allowedRedirectUriPatterns options of auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments.

An attacker could use this to register an OAuth client whose redirect URI points to a host they control while still passing the allowlist, causing authorization codes to be delivered to the attacker when a victim completes an authorization flow. In addition, allowlist patterns without an explicit protocol could match URLs with any protocol, and redirect URIs containing embedded credentials (user:pass@host) were accepted after the credentials were stripped for matching.

The practical impact is limited. Both features are experimental and disabled by default, and the default allowlist patterns only reference fixed or loopback hosts and are not affected. Deployments are only impacted if they enable one of these features and configure custom allowlist patterns that contain a wildcard in the hostname, or patterns without an explicit protocol.

Patches

Patched in @backstage/plugin-auth-backend version 0.29.2. Patterns are now matched against each URL component separately so that wildcards no longer match across the host and path boundary, patterns without an explicit protocol are rejected as invalid configuration, and redirect URIs with embedded credentials are always rejected.

Note that as part of this fix, a wildcard port no longer implicitly matches every path: a pattern such as http://localhost:* now only matches the root path. Use http://localhost:*/* to allow any port and any path.

Workarounds

Disable the experimental features by removing auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration and auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments from your app-config, which is the default configuration. Alternatively, restrict the configured allowlist patterns to fully specified URLs with an explicit protocol and no wildcard in the hostname, which are not affected by this vulnerability.

Severity

4.7 (Medium)


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

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  "details": "### Impact\nThe allowlist matching used by the experimental dynamic client registration and client ID metadata document (CIMD) features in `@backstage/plugin-auth-backend` matched glob patterns against the full URL string. A * wildcard could therefore match across URL component boundaries: a pattern such as `https://*.example.com/callback`, intended to allow subdomains of a trusted host, would also match an attacker-controlled URL such as `https://attacker.example/x.example.com/callback`. This applies to `auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration.allowedRedirectUriPatterns` as well as the `allowedClientIdPatterns` and `allowedRedirectUriPatterns` options of `auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments`.\n\nAn attacker could use this to register an OAuth client whose redirect URI points to a host they control while still passing the allowlist, causing authorization codes to be delivered to the attacker when a victim completes an authorization flow. In addition, allowlist patterns without an explicit protocol could match URLs with any protocol, and redirect URIs containing embedded credentials (user:pass@host) were accepted after the credentials were stripped for matching.\n\nThe practical impact is limited. Both features are experimental and disabled by default, and the default allowlist patterns only reference fixed or loopback hosts and are not affected. Deployments are only impacted if they enable one of these features and configure custom allowlist patterns that contain a wildcard in the hostname, or patterns without an explicit protocol.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in `@backstage/plugin-auth-backend` version `0.29.2`. Patterns are now matched against each URL component separately so that wildcards no longer match across the host and path boundary, patterns without an explicit protocol are rejected as invalid configuration, and redirect URIs with embedded credentials are always rejected.\n\nNote that as part of this fix, a wildcard port no longer implicitly matches every path: a pattern such as `http://localhost:*` now only matches the root path. Use `http://localhost:*/*` to allow any port and any path.\n\n### Workarounds\nDisable the experimental features by removing `auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration` and `auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments` from your `app-config`, which is the default configuration. Alternatively, restrict the configured allowlist patterns to fully specified URLs with an explicit protocol and no wildcard in the hostname, which are not affected by this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4",
  "modified": "2026-08-13T17:32:47Z",
  "published": "2026-07-24T16:20:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/274acc51d22a7dd919cdda49d9086cf12c0b8711"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/6370e53bce8b227c63092300594ffde29c006886"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/ef606a85545cb6d765e20afd1ff43ae5407a3660"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/fdc0d2dcd9a571e3839d7f5de4133c4e242a3a41"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend: Unauthenticated OAuth account takeover via `redirect_uri` allowlist bypass"
}

RHSA-2026:65118

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-08 07:34 - Updated: 2026-10-23 04:06

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Red Hat Security Advisory: Ansible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update

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16 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-73563.

CVE-2026-73563

A flaw was found in the `@backstage/plugin-auth-backend` component of Backstage. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass the `redirect_uri` allowlist in the experimental dynamic client registration feature. By crafting a malicious redirect Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) with a trusted hostname suffix, an attacker can receive an OAuth authorization code, potentially leading to an account takeover. This issue affects deployments that have enabled the experimental features and configured custom wildcard-hostname or protocol-less patterns.

4.7 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 1 product

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65118

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RHSA-2026:65155

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-08 08:56 - Updated: 2026-10-23 04:06

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Ansible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update

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11 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-73563.

CVE-2026-73563

4.7 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 1 product

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65155

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