# CVE-2026-73563: Backstage: Unauthenticated OAuth account takeover via \`redirect\_uri\` allowlist bypass in \`@backstage/plugin-auth-backend\`

- Also known as: GHSA-38HQ-7X33-PHP4
- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.29.2
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- backstage: fixed in 0.29.2
- @backstage/plugin-auth-backend (npm): fixed in 0.29.2

## Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.29.2, the experimental dynamic client registration and client ID metadata document features in the @backstage/plugin-auth-backend use full-string matcher.isMatch glob matching for auth.experimentalDynamicClientRegistration.allowedRedirectUriPatterns and the auth.experimentalClientIdMetadataDocuments allowedClientIdPatterns and allowedRedirectUriPatterns options. A hostname wildcard can match across URL component boundaries, allowing an attacker-controlled redirect URI with a trusted hostname suffix in its path to pass the allowlist and receive an OAuth authorization code after a victim completes the flow. Patterns without an explicit protocol can match unintended protocols, and redirect URIs containing embedded credentials are accepted after user information is stripped for matching. The features are experimental and disabled by default; only deployments that enable them and configure custom wildcard-hostname or protocol-less patterns are affected. This issue is first fixed in prerelease version 0.29.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on backstage, @backstage/plugin-auth-backend, upgrade to a fixed version (0.29.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-38hq-7x33-php4

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