GHSA-r9ph-3637-55px
Backstage: Improper entity validation in deprecated Kubernetes services endpoint
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend | < 0.21.8 | 0.21.8 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
An authenticated user with Kubernetes read permissions could access Kubernetes workload data beyond their intended scope by supplying crafted entity data to the deprecated services endpoint. The exposure is limited to read-only access to Kubernetes object metadata across configured clusters.
### Patches
Patched in `@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend` version 0.21.8.
### Workarounds
- Disable the deprecated `/services/:serviceId` route by deploying a custom Kubernetes router that omits it.
- Restrict access to the `kubernetes.resources.read` permission to limit the set of users who can reach the endpoint.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-r9ph-3637-55px
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106563
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/2d5d3e77d630455d6d48cfa8f31fd3c126fd6f29
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.1