Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-36475Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
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 3.2% (higher than 88% 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. Prior to versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1, an attacker can use a prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. A patch is available in versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | 5.5.2 | GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 |
| npm | parse-server | 6.2.1 | GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | < 5.5.2>= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-1321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8674 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8675 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3dd99dd80e27e5e1d99b42844180546d90c7aa90 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5fad2928fb8ee17304abcdcf259932f827d8c81f x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.1 x_refsource_MISC