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Reflected XSS vulnerability in @backstage/plugin-auth-backend

High
jhaals published GHSA-w7fj-336r-vw49 Nov 26, 2021

Package

npm @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm)

Affected versions

< 0.4.9

Patched versions

0.4.9

Description

Impact

This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to trick another user into visiting a vulnerable URL that executes an XSS attack. This attack can potentially allow the attacker to exfiltrate access tokens or other secrets from the user's browser. The default CSP does prevent this attack, but it is expected that some deployments have these policies disabled due to incompatibilities.

Patches

This is vulnerability is patched in version 0.4.9 of @backstage/plugin-auth-backend.

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Severity

High
7.4
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2021-43776

Weaknesses