Medium severity · published Nov 29, 2024
CVE-2024-53983
Server-side request forgery in Backstage Scaffolder plugin
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Backstage Scaffolder plugin Houses types and utilities for building scaffolder-related modules. A vulnerability is identified in Backstage Scaffolder template functionality where Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) can be exploited to perform Git config injection. The vulnerability allows an attacker to capture privileged git tokens used by the Backstage Scaffolder plugin. With these tokens, unauthorized access to sensitive resources in git can be achieved. The impact is considered medium severity as the Backstage Threat Model recommends restricting access to adding and editing templates in the Backstage Catalog plugin. The issue has been resolved in versions `v0.4.12`, `v0.5.1` and `v0.6.1` of the `@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node` package. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may ensure that templates do not change git config.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
backstage · backstage
< 0.4.12; = 0.5.0; = 0.6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53983
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53983
github.com
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-qmc2-jpr5-7rg9
github.com
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/scaffolder-node
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