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CVE-2024-53983

Server-side request forgery in Backstage Scaffolder plugin

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 29th percentile. Fixed in 0.4.12.

CVSS 3.15.4MediumEPSS percentile29th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix0.4.12Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

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  • BackstageAffected: < 0.4.12Upgrade to: not statedAffected: = 0.5.0Upgrade to: not statedAffected: = 0.6.0Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Npm @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-nodeAffected: < 0.4.12Upgrade to: 0.4.12Stated by: GitHub advisory

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What it is

From the CVE record

Backstage Scaffolder plugin vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS29th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 29th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 0 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablepublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.4 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

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