CVE-2026-106456

Backstage: Inconsistent credential enforcement for overlapping proxy routes

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-472h-9c5j-prrr Backstage: Inconsistent credential enforcement for overlapping proxy routes
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-proxy-backend
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-proxy-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-proxy-backend
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-proxy-backend
Vendors & Products Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-proxy-backend
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Backstage: Inconsistent credential enforcement for overlapping proxy routes
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 4:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 27, 2026, 8:51 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 6, 2026, 8:10 PM