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SCA: security update for @backstage/backend-app-api (GHSA-86rg-pf4c-5grg)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421510

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in the Red Hat Developer Hub (RHDH). The catalog-import function leaks GitLab access
 tokens on the frontend when the base64 encoded GitLab token includes a newline at the end of the string.
 The sanitized error can display on the frontend, including the raw access token. Upon gaining access to
 this token and depending on permissions, an attacker could push malicious code to repositories, delete
 resources in Git, revoke or generate new keys, and sign code illegitimately. (CVE-2023-6944)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86rg-pf4c-5grg

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421510

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6944

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6944