Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Parse Server stores password in plain text
CVE-2020-26288
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. It is an npm package "parse-server". In Parse Server before version 4.5.0, user passwords involved in LDAP authentication are stored in cleartext. This is fixed in version 4.5.0 by stripping password after authentication to prevent cleartext password storage.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
parse-servernpm | < 4.5.0 | 4.5.0 |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
< 4.5.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.0
- Range: < 4.5.0
Patches
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26288ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/da905a357d062ab4fea727a21eac231acc2ed92aghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.5.0ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/1593ghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/package/parse-serverghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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