Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.12 and 9.5.1-alpha.1, the requestKeywordDenylist security control can be bypassed by placing any nested object or array before a prohibited keyword in the request payload. This is caused by a logic bug that stops scanning sibling keys after encountering the first nested value. Any custom requestKeywordDenylist entries configured by the developer are equally by-passable using the same technique. All Parse Server deployments are affected. The requestKeywordDenylist is enabled by default. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.12 and 9.5.1-alpha.1. Use a Cloud Code beforeSave trigger to validate incoming data for prohibited keywords across all classes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | < 8.6.12, >= 9.0.0 < 9.5.1-alpha.1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | < 8.6.12 | 8.6.12 | GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp |
| npm | parse-server | >= 9.0.0-alpha.1, < 9.5.1-alpha.1 | 9.5.1-alpha.1 | GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp |