CVE-2026-106498

Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73 Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage Plugin-catalog-backend
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-catalog-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage Plugin-catalog-backend
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-catalog-backend
Vendors & Products Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-catalog-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. 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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 1:55 AM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 6:46 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 3:22 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 6, 2026, 9:23 PM