CVE-2023-36475

Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution

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.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-1321

Advisories

• GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 — Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-1678
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-36475

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* < 5.5.2
• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* ≥ 6.0.0 < 6.2.1

Affected products

References

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8674
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8675
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3dd99dd80e27e5e1d99b42844180546d90c7aa90
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5fad2928fb8ee17304abcdcf259932f827d8c81f
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.2
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.1

Sources