CVE-2021-43783

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-22 Path Traversal

Publication date:

29/11/2021

Last modified:

03/01/2025

Description

@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend is the backend for the default Backstage software templates. In affected versions a malicious actor with write access to a registered scaffolder template is able to manipulate the template in a way that writes files to arbitrary paths on the scaffolder-backend host instance. This vulnerability can in some situation also be exploited through user input when executing a template, meaning you do not need write access to the templates. This method will not allow the attacker to control the contents of the injected file however, unless the template is also crafted in a specific way that gives control of the file contents. This vulnerability is fixed in version `0.15.14` of the `@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend`. This attack is mitigated by restricting access and requiring reviews when registering or modifying scaffolder templates.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

8.50

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical