Authentication bypass and denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities in Apple Game Center auth adapter
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-295.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00685 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed parse-server (parse-community): 4.10.10, 5.2.1parse-server (npm): 4.10.10, 5.2.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | before 4.10.10; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 | 4.10.10, 5.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | parse-server (npm) | before 4.10.10 | 4.10.10 | Patch available | GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr |
| — | parse-server (npm) | 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 | 5.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr |
- parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected before 4.10.10; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 Fixed in 4.10.10, 5.2.1 Patch available CNA
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.10.10 Fixed in 4.10.10 Patch available GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 Fixed in 5.2.1 Patch available GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 4.10.10; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 4.10.10; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·parse-community
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 4.10.10, 5.2.1
- Fix · GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr parse-server (npm) Fixed in 4.10.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr parse-server (npm) Fixed in 5.2.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24901
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr
References
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- TI-2024-31550 Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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- TI-2026-23790 Parse Server session token exfiltration via `redirectClassNameForKey` query parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-24901 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24901 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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