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WS-2021-0437
Published:December 02, 2021
Updated:October 07, 2026
The templating library used by the scaffolder backend assumes that templates are trusted which is an undesired property of the scaffolder-backend. This has now been mitigated by sandboxing the template code execution.
Affected Packages
@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.0-nightly-2020972106 <0.15.14
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.15.14
Related Resources (3)
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-2g8g-63j4-9w3r
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g8g-63j4-9w3r
https://github.com/backstage/backstage
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW