CVE-2024-45815
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API. This has been fixed in the `1.26.0` release of the `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend`. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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- GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22j@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend Prototype Pollution vulnerability2024-09-17ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API. ### Patches This has been fixed in the `1.26.0` release of the `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend` package. ### References If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in the [Backstage repository](https://github.com/backstage/backstage) Visit our Discord, linked to in [Backstage README](https://github.com/backstage/backstage)
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-45815/cnnvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22jcnnvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22jenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22jThird Party Advisorynvd
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