CVE-2024-45815

Name: CVE-2024-45815
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-09-17T21:15:12.32+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.51%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-45815 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. A malicious actor with authenticated access to a Backstage instance with the catalog backend plugin installed is able to interrupt the service using a specially crafted query to the catalog API. This has been fixed in the `1.26.0` release of the `@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend`. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.51%

39.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1321

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linuxfoundation	Backstage	< 1.26.0

References

https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3f-jcp3-g22jThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 17, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45815?

How severe is CVE-2024-45815?

CVE-2024-45815 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45815?

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Source: NVD / NIST