Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
Collected exploitation and prediction evidence
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cve-program · CVE-2026-106498
PublishedBackstage 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.
- Source published
- 6 Oct 2026 21:23:37 UTC
- Source modified
- 9 Oct 2026 01:55:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
- Source terms
- CVE Program Terms of Use
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
euvd · EUVD-2026-94056
PublishedBackstage 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.
EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.
Original publisher date fields
datePublished: Oct 6, 2026, 9:23:37 PM
dateUpdated: Oct 9, 2026, 1:55:00 AM
- Source published
- Oct 6, 2026, 9:23:37 PM (timezone not stated)
- Source modified
- Oct 9, 2026, 1:55:00 AM (timezone not stated)
- Observed here
- 9 Nov 2026 05:07:05 UTC
- Source terms
- ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd · CVE-2026-106498
PublishedBackstage 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.
NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-863 · CWE-918
Original publisher date fields
published: 2026-10-06T22:17:04.713
lastModified: 2026-10-16T15:22:13.790
2 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-catalog-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
- Source published
- 6 Oct 2026 22:17:04 UTC
- Source modified
- 16 Oct 2026 15:22:13 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 04:17:41 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
osv · GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73
Published### Impact 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. ### Patches Patched in `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend` version `3.9.1` ### Workarounds If you're not able to update immediately: - Limit the scope of integration credentials (e.g., GitHub tokens) to only the repositories that Backstage needs to access.
- Source published
- 7 Oct 2026 17:59:24 UTC
- Source modified
- 7 Oct 2026 18:15:10 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
- Source terms
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Publisher rating · HIGH