Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affecting @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package, versions <4.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEPLUGINSCAFFOLDERBACKEND-20825387
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed7 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-106504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend to version 4.1.0 or higher.

Overview

@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend is a The Backstage backend plugin that helps you create new things

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File via the NunjucksWorkflowRunner in plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts, where a denied scaffolder action causes the runner to throw a NotAllowedError that includes the full serialized action input in the error message. An authenticated attacker who triggers an unauthorized action can read the complete input object - which may contain secrets, tokens, or other sensitive configuration - from the resulting error response.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1