GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x BIT-parse-2023-22474 CVE-2023-22474
Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` vulnerability to IP spoofing
- Severity
- 8.7 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.66%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 51.73% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
- Fix
5.4.1- Upgrade parse-server to this version or later
Description
Impact
Parse Server uses the request header x-forwarded-for to determine the client IP address. If Parse Server doesn't run behind a proxy server, then a client can set this header and Parse Server will trust the value of the header. The incorrect client IP address will be used by various features in Parse Server. This allows to circumvent the security mechanism of the Parse Server option masterKeyIps by setting an allowed IP address as the x-forwarded-for header value.
Patches
The mechanism to determine the client IP address has been rewritten. The correct IP address determination now requires to set the Parse Server option trustProxy accordingly, see the express framework's trust proxy setting.
References
Affected versions
npm
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| parse-server | < 5.4.1 |
5.4.1 |
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 → 5.4.1
- npm
npm install parse-server@5.4.1- yarn
yarn add parse-server@5.4.1- pnpm
pnpm add parse-server@5.4.1
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 8.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-r899-h629-j84r Parse Server vulnerable to stored XSS via malformed Content-Type bypassing file upload extension blocklist | Low | Also affects parse-server |
| GHSA-97pr-9hgg-3p8r parse-server: LiveQuery discloses object data to a subscriber across an ACL read-access change | 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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