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GHSA-3X3F-JCP3-G22J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 21:29 – Updated: 2024-11-18 16:27

Summary

@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Details

Impact

A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API.

Patches

This has been fixed in the 1.26.0 release of the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package.

References

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in the Backstage repository Visit our Discord, linked to in Backstage README

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      },
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  "aliases": [
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-17T21:15:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nA malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been fixed in the `1.26.0` release of the `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend` package.\n\n### References\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nOpen an issue in the [Backstage repository](https://github.com/backstage/backstage)\nVisit our Discord, linked to in [Backstage README](https://github.com/backstage/backstage)\n",
  "id": "GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22j",
  "modified": "2024-11-18T16:27:13Z",
  "published": "2024-09-17T21:29:49Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22j"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45815"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend Prototype Pollution vulnerability"
}

CVE-2024-45815 (GCVE-0-2024-45815)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-17 20:14 – Updated: 2024-09-18 14:49

Title

Prototype pollution in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend

Summary

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API. This has been fixed in the `1.26.0` release of the `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend`. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-09-18 14:49 UTC

CWE

CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

1 reference

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

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
backstage	backstage	Affected: < 1.26.0

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CVE-2024-45815 (GCVE-0-2024-45815)

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