Open redirect in backstage
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. 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 0.29.2, the experimental dynamic client registration and client ID metadata document features in the @backstage/plugin-auth-backend use full-string matcher.isMatch glob matching for auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration.allowedRedirectUriPatterns and the auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments allowedClientIdPatterns and allowedRedirectUriPatterns options. A hostname wildcard can match across URL component boundaries, allowing an attacker-controlled redirect URI with a trusted hostname suffix in its path to pass the allowlist and receive an OAuth authorization code after a victim completes the flow. Patterns without an explicit protocol can match unintended protocols, and redirect URIs containing embedded credentials are accepted after user information is stripped for matching. The features are experimental and disabled by default; only deployments that enable them and configure custom wildcard-hostname or protocol-less patterns are affected. This issue is first fixed in prerelease version 0.29.2.
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 | backstage | before 0.29.2 | 0.29.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) | before 0.29.2 | 0.29.2 | Patch available | GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4 |
- backstage Vendorbackstage Affected before 0.29.2 Fixed in 0.29.2 Patch available CNA
- @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.29.2 Fixed in 0.29.2 Patch available GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA backstage (backstage) Fixed in 0.29.2
- Fix · GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4 @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm) Fixed in 0.29.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:65155 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
- RHSA-2026:65118 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:65118 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:65155 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/274acc51d22a7dd919cdda49d9086cf12c0b8711
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/6370e53bce8b227c63092300594ffde29c006886
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/ef606a85545cb6d765e20afd1ff43ae5407a3660
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/fdc0d2dcd9a571e3839d7f5de4133c4e242a3a41
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-73563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-73563 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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