Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package, versions <3.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEPLUGINCATALOGBACKEND-20825104
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed7 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-106498  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend to version 3.9.1 or higher.

Overview

@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend is a The Backstage backend plugin that provides the Backstage catalog

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the relativeUrl function in PlaceholderProcessor.ts, where a catalog entity placeholder value referencing a path is resolved against a base URL without validating that the resolved URL remains within the same repository. An authenticated attacker with permission to register or modify catalog entities can supply a placeholder path that resolves to an arbitrary external repository or host, causing the backend to fetch and potentially expose the contents of files outside the intended repository.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1