Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges

Description

If the Parse Server option allowCustomObjectId: true is set, an attacker that is allowed to create a new user can set a custom object ID for that new user that exploits the vulnerability and acquires privileges of a specific role.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): **>= 7.0.0, < 7.3.0

  < 6.5.9**

• Patched version(s): **7.3.0

  6.5.9**

References

• GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg
• CVE-2024-47183
• CWE-285
• CWE-863
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Axios is vulnerable to DoS attack through lack of data size check - CVE-2025-58754
• Parse Server exposes the data schema via GraphQL API - CVE-2025-53364
• Parse Server before v3.4.1 vulnerable to Denial of Service - CVE-2019-1020012
• Parse Server has an OAuth login vulnerability - CVE-2025-30168

Tags:

npm

parse-server