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Medium · 4.8 CVE-2026-106456 EUVD-2026-93989GHSA-472h-9c5j-prrr

Backstage: Inconsistent credential enforcement for overlapping proxy routes

Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. From 0.5.0 until 0.6.18, the @backstage/plugin-proxy-backend package is affected by inconsistent credential enforcement for overlapping proxy routes. An operator can configure overlapping proxy paths with different credential requirements. When a parent path permits unauthenticated access and a nested path requires credentials, the parent exemption can also cover requests handled by the nested proxy. An unauthenticated caller may therefore reach the nested upstream through Backstage, including with static upstream credentials configured for that proxy. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.18.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
backstage backstage >= 1.28.0, < 1.55.0 —
@backstage plugin-proxy-backend >= 0.5.0, < 0.6.18 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @backstage/plugin-proxy-backend >= 0.5.0, < 0.6.18 0.6.18 GHSA-472h-9c5j-prrr

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