Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6 and 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package did not sufficiently validate TechDocs Markdown extension configuration. An authenticated user who can register or modify documentation sources may cause a TechDocs build to access resources outside the intended documentation boundary, potentially exposing backend-host data or internal network resources. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4 when pymdown-extensions 10.21.3 or later is also used, normally through mkdocs-techdocs-core 1.7.0 or later.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| backstage | backstage | < 1.50.5, >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.6 | — |
| @backstage | plugin-techdocs-node | < 1.14.6, >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node | < 1.15.4 | 1.15.4 | GHSA-f7v3-xhm6-w245 |
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-f7v3-xhm6-w245
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/017ace52d9b327ededc6704cf17799c875ae0f29
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/2d9de4ca117a529de4b6ed7dfb7aa507ca7b3f91
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6