Description
Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals. In versions of Backstage's Techdocs Plugin (`@backstage/plugin-techdocs`) prior to 0.9.5, a malicious internal actor can potentially upload documentation content with malicious scripts by embedding the script within an `object` element. This may give access to sensitive data when other users visit that same documentation page. The ability to upload malicious content may be limited by internal code review processes, unless the chosen TechDocs deployment method is to use an object store and the actor has access to upload files directly to that store. The vulnerability is patched in the `0.9.5` release of `@backstage/plugin-techdocs`.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/aad98c544e59369901fe9e0a85f6357644dceb5c
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/release-2021-06-03
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-gg96-f8wr-p89f
Scores
CVSS v3
6.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-434
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (2)
backstage/plugin-techdocs
0 - 0.9.5npm
linuxfoundation/\@backstage\/plugin-techdocs
< 0.9.5
Published
Jun 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026