CVE-2024-45816
Storage bucket Directory Traversal in @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage. This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Storage bucket Directory Traversal in @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage. This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2024-45816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2702
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage. This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2702- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39v3-f278-vj3g
@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend storage bucket Directory Traversal vulnerability
Impact
When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage.
Patches
This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package.
References
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
Open an issue in the Backstage repository Visit our Discord, linked to in Backstage README
- Record
GHSA-39v3-f278-vj3g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage. This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2024-45816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-39v3-f278-vj3g
@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend storage bucket Directory Traversal vulnerability
Impact
When using the AWS S3 or GCS storage provider for TechDocs it is possible to access content in the entire storage bucket. This can leak contents of the bucket that are not intended to be accessible, as well as bypass permission checks in Backstage.
Patches
This has been fixed in the 1.10.13 release of the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package.
References
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
Open an issue in the Backstage repository Visit our Discord, linked to in Backstage README
- Record
GHSA-39v3-f278-vj3g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backendnpm |
before 1.10.13 | 1.10.13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Backstage, published September 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend 1.10.13.