Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-39396Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity prototype pollution 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 38.7% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Versions prior to 4.10.18, and prior to 5.3.1 on the 5.X branch, are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution. An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. This issue is patched in version 5.3.1 and in 4.10.18. There are no known workarounds.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | 4.10.18 | GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg |
| npm | parse-server | 5.3.1 | GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | < 4.10.18>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-1321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H