Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.16.1 and 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper preservation of access restrictions during service credential delegation. An external service credential configured with access restrictions (e.g., read-only) could bypass those restrictions by routing requests through plugin delegation paths. This could allow a restricted service to perform operations beyond its intended scope, including write operations on plugins it was restricted to read-only access for. This issue is fixed in versions 0.16.1 and 0.17.8.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/40346245c53e1bf26dee56601e95c5c4ab9cc124
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/bc80ffdafbc92ff7b8c72347eace13cb8688fd33
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.49.6
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-cq7v-rfgc-5c7v