Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals. `@backstage/catalog-model` prior to version 1.2.0, `@backstage/core-components` prior to 0.12.4, and `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend` prior to 1.7.2 are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor with access to add or modify content in an instance of the Backstage software catalog to inject script URLs in the entities stored in the catalog. If users of the catalog then click on said URLs, that can lead to an XSS attack. This vulnerability has been patched in both the frontend and backend implementations. The default `Link` component from `@backstage/core-components` version 1.2.0 and greater will now reject `javascript:` URLs, and there is a global override of `window.open` to do the same. In addition, the catalog model v0.12.4 and greater as well as the catalog backend v1.7.2 and greater now has additional validation built in that prevents `javascript:` URLs in known annotations. As a workaround, the general practice of limiting access to modifying catalog content and requiring code reviews greatly help mitigate this vulnerability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-02-14T17:00:19.154Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:25:19.277Z

Reserved: 2023-02-07T17:10:00.739Z

Link: CVE-2023-25571

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-14T18:15:13.577

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:49:45.157

Link: CVE-2023-25571

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