What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-53983?

CVE-2024-53983 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53983?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-53983. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Houses CVE-2024-53983

MEDIUM

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)

2024-11-29 security-advisories@github.com

SSRF Authentication Bypass

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 29, 2024 - 19:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.4

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.5.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

The Backstage Scaffolder plugin Houses types and utilities for building scaffolder-related modules. A vulnerability is identified in Backstage Scaffolder template functionality where Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) can be exploited to perform Git config injection. The vulnerability allows an attacker to capture privileged git tokens used by the Backstage Scaffolder plugin. With these tokens, unauthorized access to sensitive resources in git can be achieved. The impact is considered medium severity as the Backstage Threat Model recommends restricting access to adding and editing templates in the Backstage Catalog plugin. The issue has been resolved in versions v0.4.12, v0.5.1 and v0.6.1 of the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node package. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may ensure that templates do not change git config.

AnalysisAI

The Backstage Scaffolder plugin Houses types and utilities for building scaffolder-related modules. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. The Backstage Scaffolder plugin Houses types and utilities for building scaffolder-related modules. A vulnerability is identified in Backstage Scaffolder template functionality where Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) can be exploited to perform Git config injection. The vulnerability allows an attacker to capture privileged git tokens used by the Backstage Scaffolder plugin. With these tokens, unauthorized access to sensitive resources in git can be achieved. The impact is considered medium severity as the Backstage Threat Model recommends restricting access to adding and editing templates in the Backstage Catalog plugin. The issue has been resolved in versions v0.4.12, v0.5.1 and v0.6.1 of the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node package. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may ensure that templates do not change git config.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.