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TI-2022-18609 Aliases CVE-2022-39231GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22

Parse Server subject to Improper Authentication allowing Auth adapter app ID validation to be circumvented

Priority LOW 18CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In versions prior to 4.10.16, or from 5.0.0 to 5.2.6, validation of the authentication adapter app ID for _Facebook_ and _Spotify_ may be circumvented. Configurations which allow users to authenticate using the Parse Server authentication adapter where `appIds` is set as a string instead of an array of strings authenticate requests from an app with a different app ID than the one specified in the `appIds` configuration. For this vulnerability to be exploited, an attacker needs to be assigned an app ID by the authentication provider which is a sub-set of the server-side configured app ID. This issue is patched in versions 4.10.16 and 5.2.7. There are no known workarounds.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00525 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed parse-server (parse-community): 4.10.16, 5.2.7parse-server (npm): 4.10.16, 5.2.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
parse-communityparse-serverbefore 4.10.16; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.74.10.16, 5.2.7Patch availableCNA
—parse-server (npm)before 4.10.164.10.16Patch availableGHSA-r657-33vp-gp22
—parse-server (npm)5.0.0 to before 5.2.75.2.7Patch availableGHSA-r657-33vp-gp22
  • parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected before 4.10.16; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.7 Fixed in 4.10.16, 5.2.7 Patch available CNA
  • parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.10.16 Fixed in 4.10.16 Patch available GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22
  • parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.2.7 Fixed in 5.2.7 Patch available GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 4.10.16; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.7Vulnerableparse-community
  • cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 4.10.16; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·parse-community

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 4.10.16, 5.2.7
  • Fix · GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22 parse-server (npm) Fixed in 4.10.16 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22 parse-server (npm) Fixed in 5.2.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2022-08574 Command Injection in Parse server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-18136 Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-18768 Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-31550 Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-18316 Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-23790 Parse Server session token exfiltration via `redirectClassNameForKey` query parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
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