GHSA-4jqc-jvh2-pxg9

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GHSA-4jqc-jvh2-pxg9

Summary: Path traversal for local publishers in TechDocs backend

Details: ### Impact A malicious actor with the ability to register entities in the Software Catalog is able to write files to arbitrary paths on the techdocs backend host instance when `techdocs.publisher.type` is set to `local`. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that the Software Catalog must be configured with non-standard field format validators and/or non-standard entity policies. ### Patches Those affected are advised to upgrade to `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` version `1.1.2` or higher. ### Workarounds If patching or upgrading is not possible, it would be sufficient to update any custom Catalog field format validators and/or custom entity policies to disallow entity names, kinds, and namespaces containing `..` <!-- ### References todo: Link to blog post / published report. --> ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in the [Backstage repository](https://github.com/backstage/backstage) - Visit our chat, linked to in the [Backstage README](https://github.com/backstage/backstage)

References: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-4jqc-jvh2-pxg9, https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/429c9f9daa5654dd1b996aa85f7264eb23a2e4fa, https://github.com/backstage/backstage