CVE-2026-24048CWE-918

Backstage has a Possible SSRF when reading from allowed URL's in `backend.reading.allow`

Low · published January 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals, and @backstage/backend-defaults provides the default implementations and setup for a standard Backstage backend app. Prior to versions 0.12.2, 0.13.2, 0.14.1, and 0.15.0, the `FetchUrlReader` component, used by the catalog and other plugins to fetch content from URLs, followed HTTP redirects automatically. This allowed an attacker who controls a host listed in `backend.reading.allow` to redirect requests to internal or sensitive URLs that are not on the allowlist, bypassing the URL allowlist security control. This is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could allow access to internal resources, but it does not allow attackers to include additional request headers. This vulnerability is fixed in `@backstage/backend-defaults` version 0.12.2, 0.13.2, 0.14.1, and 0.15.0. Users should upgrade to this version or later. Some workarounds are available. Restrict `backend.reading.allow` to only trusted hosts that you control and that do not issue redirects, ensure allowed hosts do not have open redirect vulnerabilities, and/or use network-level controls to block access from Backstage to sensitive internal endpoints.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.5 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2026-01-21T22:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JAN 22:51Z
    Backstage has a Possible SSRF when reading from allowed URL's in `backend.reading.allow`
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