GHSA-5J94-F3MF-8685

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 21:31 – Updated: 2024-09-17 21:31
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Summary
@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend vulnerable to circumvention of cross site scripting protection
Details

Impact

An attacker with control of the contents of the TechDocs storage buckets is able to inject executable scripts in the TechDocs content that will be executed in the victim's browser when browsing documentation or navigating to an attacker provided link.

Patches

This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.10.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-46976"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-693",
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-17T21:31:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-17T21:15:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nAn attacker with control of the contents of the TechDocs storage buckets is able to inject executable scripts in the TechDocs content that will be executed in the victim\u0027s browser when browsing documentation or navigating to an attacker provided link.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-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-5j94-f3mf-8685",
  "modified": "2024-09-17T21:31:28Z",
  "published": "2024-09-17T21:31:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-5j94-f3mf-8685"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46976"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend vulnerable to circumvention of cross site scripting protection"
}


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