Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser
CVE-2022-39396
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Versions prior to 4.10.18, and prior to 5.3.1 on the 5.X branch, are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution. An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. This issue is patched in version 5.3.1 and in 4.10.18. There are no known workarounds.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
parse-servernpm | < 4.10.18 | 4.10.18 |
parse-servernpm | >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.1 | 5.3.1 |
Affected products
1- Range: < 4.10.18
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24ggghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39396ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/8295ghsaWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/8296ghsaWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.18ghsaWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.3.1ghsaWEB
- github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24ggghsaWEB
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