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

Related Issues

• Parse Server exposes the data schema via GraphQL API - CVE-2025-53364
• Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges - CVE-2024-47183
• Parse Server before v3.4.1 vulnerable to Denial of Service - CVE-2019-1020012
• ZDI-CAN-23894: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2024-39309

Tags:

npm

parse-server