Backstage: Sensitive information may be exposed in Scaffolder task failure events (backstage backstage)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package could expose sensitive information in Scaffolder task failure events. Under specific template and failure conditions, an authenticated user may retrieve backend-managed credentials used during task execution from affected task events. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-95p4-vv4g-jxxm — Backstage may expose sensitive information in Scaffolder task failure events
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-94060
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-106502
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.1.0cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.54.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| backstage · backstage | affected < 1.54.6 |
| @backstage · plugin-scaffolder-backend | affected < 4.1.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |