CVE-2022-36079
Parse Server vulnerable to brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Sep 7, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 15, 2022
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. 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 and are only returned to the client using a valid master key. However, using query constraints, these fields can be guessed by enumerating until Parse Server, prior to versions 4.10.14 or 5.2.5, returns a response object. The patch available in versions 4.10.14 and 5.2.5 requires the maser key to use internal and protected fields as query constraints. As a workaround, implement a Parse Cloud Trigger `beforeFind` and manually remove the query constraints.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.6 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
parse-serverparse-community |
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References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-2m6g-crv8-p3c6
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8143
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8144
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/634c44acd18f6ee6ec60fac89a2b602d92799bec
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e39d51bd329cd978589983bd659db46e1d45aad4
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.14
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.2.5
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