@backstage/plugin-auth-backend: OAuth redirect URI allowlist bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.27.1, the experimental OIDC provider in @backstage/plugin-auth-backend is vulnerable to a redirect URI allowlist bypass. Instances that have enabled experimental Dynamic Client Registration or Client ID Metadata Documents and configured allowedRedirectUriPatterns are affected. A specially crafted redirect URI can pass the allowlist validation while resolving to an attacker-controlled host. If a victim approves the resulting OAuth consent request, their authorization code is sent to the attacker, who can exchange it for a valid access token. This requires victim interaction and that one of the experimental features is explicitly enabled, which is not the default. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.27.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backstage | plugin-auth-backend | before 0.27.1 | 0.27.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) | before 0.27.1 | 0.27.1 | Patch available | GHSA-wqvh-63mv-9w92 |
- plugin-auth-backend Vendorbackstage Affected before 0.27.1 Fixed in 0.27.1 Patch available CNA
- @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.27.1 Fixed in 0.27.1 Patch available GHSA-wqvh-63mv-9w92
Remediation
- Fix · CNA plugin-auth-backend (@backstage) Fixed in 0.27.1
- Fix · GHSA-wqvh-63mv-9w92 @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) Fixed in 0.27.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:24841 Released 2026-06-09 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Developer Hub 1.10.0 release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service automation portal 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24841 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32235
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqvh-63mv-9w92
References
More Backstage vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17988 Insecure sandbox in Backstage Scaffolder plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-69075 Sensitive information exposure in Backstage Scaffolder CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-69061 Path traversal in Backstage Bitbucket pull-request scaffolder actions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-60083 Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-69165 Backstage TechDocs config flaw allows code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-69083 Code injection via MkDocs theme configuration in Backstage TechDocs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-32235 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32235 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqvh-63mv-9w92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-32235 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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