Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2022-24901Authentication bypass and denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities in Apple Game Center auth adapter

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper certificate validation in parse-server from parse-community. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper validation of the Apple certificate URL in the Apple Game Center authentication adapter allows attackers to bypass authentication, making the server vulnerable to DoS attacks. The vulnerability has been fixed by improving the URL validation and adding additional checks of the resource the URL points to before downloading it.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmparse-server4.10.10GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr
npmparse-server5.2.1GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
parse-community parse-server < 4.10.10>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1

Weakness: CWE-295, CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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