Inconsistent repository filtering in Backstage Bitbucket Server events
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
The @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server package from 0.4.0 before 0.5.15 filters repositories inconsistently in its event-driven catalog updates. An authenticated Bitbucket Server user with push access to a repository that the configured filters exclude can trigger a repository event (CWE-863). The event path then adds a catalog Location for that repository, even though scheduled discovery excludes it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. From 0.4.0 until 0.5.15, the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server package is affected by inconsistent repository filtering in bitbucket server catalog event updates. Deployments using event-driven updates in the Bitbucket Server catalog provider may ingest catalog locations from repositories that are excluded by the provider's configured project, repository, or archived-repository filters. An authenticated Bitbucket Server user who can push to a filtered-out repository that remains readable by the configured Backstage integration can trigger a legitimate repository event. The affected event path may then add a Location for that repository even though scheduled discovery excludes it. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.15.
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 | 1.38.0 to before 1.55.0 | 1.55.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| backstage | plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server | 0.4.0 to before 0.5.15 | 0.5.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server (npm) | 0.4.0 to before 0.5.15 | 0.5.15 | Patch available | GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj |
- backstage Vendorbackstage Affected 1.38.0 to before 1.55.0 Fixed in 1.55.0 Patch available CNA
- plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server Vendorbackstage Affected 0.4.0 to before 0.5.15 Fixed in 0.5.15 Patch available CNA
- @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.4.0 to before 0.5.15 Fixed in 0.5.15 Patch available GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
Remediation
Update @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server to version 0.5.15. The sources list no fixed version for backstage.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA backstage (backstage) Fixed in 1.55.0
- Fix · CNA plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server (@backstage) Fixed in 0.5.15
- Fix · GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server (npm) Fixed in 0.5.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106458
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/@backstage/[email protected] · GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
- 2026-10-07 5 new references · GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
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-2026-106458 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106458 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c36c-cf6r-ghgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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