GraphQL: Security breach on Viewer query

Description

An authenticated user using the viewer GraphQL query can bypass all read security on his User object and can also bypass all objects linked via relation or Pointer on his User object.

Recommendation

Update the parse-server package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): >= 3.5.0, < 4.3.0
• Patched version(s): 4.3.0

References

• GHSA-236h-rqv8-8q73
• CVE-2020-15126
• CWE-863
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Parse Server crashes with query parameter - CVE-2021-39187
• Parse Server stores password in plain text - CVE-2020-26288
• Expo on iOS is insecure due incorrect security attribute application - CVE-2020-24653
• receiving subscription objects with deleted session - CVE-2020-15270

Tags:

npm

parse-server