Parse Server vulnerable to brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns

Description

Internal fields (keys used internally by Parse Server, prefixed by _) and protected fields (user defined) can be used as query constraints. Internal and protected fields are removed by Parse Server from query results and are only returned to the client using a valid master key.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): **>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.5

  < 4.10.14**

• Patched version(s): **5.2.5

  4.10.14**

References

• GHSA-2m6g-crv8-p3c6
• CVE-2022-36079
• CWE-200
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

parse-server