parse-server's session object properties can be updated by foreign user if object ID is known

Description

A foreign user can write to the session object of another user if the session object ID is known. For example, a foreign user can assign the session object to their own user by writing to the user field and then read any custom fields of that session object.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): **>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.6

  < 4.10.15**

• Patched version(s): **5.2.6

  4.10.15**

References

• GHSA-6w4q-23cf-j9jp
• CVE-2022-39225
• CWE-276
• CWE-669
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• parse-server auth adapter app ID validation can be circumvented - CVE-2022-39231
• Parse Server vulnerable to brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns - CVE-2022-36079
• parse-server new anonymous user session acts as if it's created with password - CVE-2021-39138
• LiveQuery publishes user session tokens in parse-server - CVE-2021-41109

Tags:

npm

parse-server