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GHSA-2479-qvv7-47qq CVE-2019-1020012

Parse Server before v3.4.1 vulnerable to Denial of Service

High npm
Severity
7.5 / 10
High · CVSS 3.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 72.48% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Fix
3.4.1
Upgrade parse-server to this version or later

Description

Impact

If a POST request is made to /parse/classes/_Audience (or other volatile class), any subsuquent POST requests result in an internal server error (500).

Patches

Afflicted installations will also have to remove the offending collection from their database.

Yes, patched in 3.4.1

Workarounds

Yes, user can apply: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8709daf698ea69b59268cb66f0f7cee75b52daa5

References

Nothing other than this advisory at this time

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Affected versions

npm

PackageVulnerableFixed in
parse-server
< 3.4.1
3.4.1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

parse-server npm → 3.4.1

npm
npm install parse-server@3.4.1
yarn
yarn add parse-server@3.4.1
pnpm
pnpm add parse-server@3.4.1

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.0 7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.

How to prevent it
  • Implementation: Use a web server that employs a strict HTTP parsing procedure, such as Apache [REF-433].
  • Implementation: Use only SSL communication.
  • Implementation: Terminate the client session after each request.
  • System Configuration: Turn all pages to non-cacheable.

References

Timeline

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  3. Latest EPSS score
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GHSA-97pr-9hgg-3p8r
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Low Also affects parse-server
GHSA-v8x7-r927-cc93
parse-server: Stored XSS via non-standard file extension bypassing file upload extension blocklist
Low Also affects parse-server
GHSA-cgxm-vr2f-6fj8
parse-server: Denial of service via exponential-time processing of deeply nested query operators
High Also affects parse-server
GHSA-wmwx-jr2p-4j4r
parse-server: Relation `$relatedTo` query bypasses `protectedFields` and owning-object ACL
Medium Also affects parse-server
GHSA-75v4-m273-5j49
parse-server: Endpoints `/login` and `/verifyPassword` disclose MFA secrets and protected fields when `_User` get is denied
Medium Also affects parse-server
GHSA-7wqv-xjf3-x35v
parse-server: Stored XSS via trailing-dot filename bypassing file upload extension blocklist
Low Also affects parse-server
GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr
parse-server: Server option routeAllowList is bypassable through batch sub-requests
Medium Also affects parse-server
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