Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1, the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package is affected by improper url validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution. An authenticated Backstage user could craft a catalog entity with placeholder directives that reference resources outside the entity's source repository. Under certain configurations, this could allow access to data not intended to be available to the user. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73 Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1, the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package is affected by improper url validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution. An authenticated Backstage user could craft a catalog entity with placeholder directives that reference resources outside the entity's source repository. Under certain configurations, this could allow access to data not intended to be available to the user. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1.
Title Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
Weaknesses CWE-863
CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T21:23:37.560Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T18:46:47.766Z

Link: CVE-2026-106498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T22:17:04.713

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:58:29.527

Link: CVE-2026-106498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T21:23:37Z

Links: CVE-2026-106498 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-06T23:45:07Z

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