CVE-2024-46976
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. An attacker with control of the contents of the TechDocs storage buckets is able to inject executable scripts in the TechDocs content that will be executed in the victim's browser when browsing documentation or navigating to an attacker provided link. This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend` package. users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-5j94-f3mf-8685@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend vulnerable to circumvention of cross site scripting protection2024-09-17ghsa · osvUS
### Impact An attacker with control of the contents of the TechDocs storage buckets is able to inject executable scripts in the TechDocs content that will be executed in the victim's browser when browsing documentation or navigating to an attacker provided link. ### Patches This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-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-2024-46976/cnnvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-5j94-f3mf-8685cnnvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-5j94-f3mf-8685enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-5j94-f3mf-8685Third Party Advisorynvd
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