Storing Password in Local Storage
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
The `setPassword` method (http://parseplatform.org/Parse-SDK-JS/api/2.9.1/Parse.User.html#setPassword) stores the user's password in localStorage as raw text making it vulnerable to anyone with access to your localStorage. We believe this is the only time that password is stored at all. In the documentation under Users > Signing Up, it clearly states, "We never store passwords in plaintext, nor will we ever transmit passwords back to the client in plaintext." Example Code: ```js async () => { const user = Parse.User.current() if (user) { user.setPassword('newpass') await user.save() } } ``` After running the above code, the new password will be stored in localStorage as a property named "password". Proposed Solution: Before saving anything to localStorage, Parse should strip out any properties named "password" that are attempting to be stored with a Parse.User type object. Configuration: Parse SDK: 2.9.1 Parse Server: 3.9.0
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | parse (npm) | before 2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-wvh7-5p38-2qfc |
- parse (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available GHSA-wvh7-5p38-2qfc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wvh7-5p38-2qfc parse (npm) Fixed in 2.10.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-wvh7-5p38-2qfc
References
Sources
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