CVE-2026-106508

Backstage: Potential file exposure through local TechDocs publisher

State
Published
Severity
5.3 Medium
Published
Oct 6, 2026
Updated
Oct 9, 2026
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026

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Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by potential file exposure through local techdocs publisher. When using the local TechDocs publisher (techdocs.publisher.type: 'local'), it was possible for the documentation serving endpoint to follow filesystem references outside the intended documentation tree, potentially exposing host files to authenticated users. This is mitigated by the fact that exploration requires preconditions that do not arise through normal MkDocs operation. Cloud-based publishers (S3, GCS, Azure Blob Storage) are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.15.4.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
backstagebackstage
  • < 1.54.6Affected
plugin-techdocs-node@backstage
  • < 1.15.4Affected

References

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