Protection Mechanism Failure Affecting @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package, versions <1.10.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEPLUGINTECHDOCSBACKEND-8023175
  • published 18 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 17 Sep 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend to version 1.10.13 or higher.

Overview

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend is a The Backstage backend plugin that renders technical documentation for your components

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Protection Mechanism Failure in the TechDocs content. The victim's browser will be executed when browsing documentation or navigating to an attacker-provided link.

Note: This is only exploitable if the attacker has control of the contents of the TechDocs storage buckets

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
4.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Active
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    Low
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    Low
  • Integrity (SI)
    Low
  • Availability (SA)
    Low