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GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf BIT-parse-2025-68150 CVE-2025-68150

Parse Server is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Instagram OAuth Adapter

Medium npm
Severity
0.0 / 10
Medium · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 25.77% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Fix
9.1.1-alpha.1
Upgrade parse-server to this version or later

Description

Impact

The Instagram authentication adapter allows clients to specify a custom API URL via the apiURL parameter in authData. This enables SSRF attacks and possibly authentication bypass if malicious endpoints return fake responses to validate unauthorized users.

Patches

Fixed by hardcoding the Instagram Graph API URL https://graph.instagram.com and ignoring client-provided apiURL values.

Workarounds

None.

Affected versions

npm

PackageVulnerableFixed in
parse-server
>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.1-alpha.1
9.1.1-alpha.1
parse-server
< 8.6.2
8.6.2

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 → 9.1.1-alpha.1

npm
npm install parse-server@9.1.1-alpha.1
yarn
yarn add parse-server@9.1.1-alpha.1
pnpm
pnpm add parse-server@9.1.1-alpha.1

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
High
Integrity (vulnerable system)
None
Availability (vulnerable system)
None
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
High
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None

CVSS 3.1 6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

Weakness

CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

References

Timeline

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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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