High severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2024· Updated Oct 4, 2024

Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges

CVE-2024-47183

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. If the Parse Server option allowCustomObjectId: true is set, an attacker that is allowed to create a new user can set a custom object ID for that new user that exploits the vulnerability and acquires privileges of a specific role. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.9 and 7.3.0.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
parse-servernpm	< 6.5.9	6.5.9
parse-servernpm	>= 7.0.0, < 7.3.0	7.3.0

Affected products

Parse Community/Parse Serverv5
Range: < 6.5.9

Patches

1bfbccf9ee7e

fix: Custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges ([GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg)) (#9318)

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-serverManuelOct 3, 2024via ghsa

commit

5 files changed · +75 −92

package.json+1 −1 modified

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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     "mustache": "4.2.0",
     "otpauth": "9.2.2",
-    "parse": "4.1.0",
+    "parse": "4.2.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "6.2.1",
     "pg-monitor": "2.0.0",
     "pg-promise": "11.5.4",

package-lock.json+17 −91 modified

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
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         "@parse/push-adapter": "5.1.1",
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+        "body-parser": "1.20.3",
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         "pg-monitor": "2.0.0",
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@@ -3099,53 +3099,6 @@
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-        "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
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-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
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@@ -16946,15 +16899,15 @@
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     },
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-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse/-/parse-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse/-/parse-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K8bWs0wM2qRhkSr6N16j8OvsF6Uallrynqng9e+tzR3RdKuB09vaJh48qrf9MbiJ1Ya4JZI7AfEHYF+ywEKs7Q==",
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         "idb-keyval": "6.2.0",
         "react-native-crypto-js": "1.0.0",
         "uuid": "9.0.0",
-        "ws": "8.12.0",
+        "ws": "8.13.0",
         "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -17000,9 +16953,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/parse/node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "8.12.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.12.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
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       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       },
@@ -23970,33 +23923,6 @@
         "firebase-admin": "12.0.0",
         "npmlog": "7.0.1",
         "parse": "4.2.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "parse": {
-          "version": "4.2.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse/-/parse-4.2.0.tgz",
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-          "requires": {
-            "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "7.21.0",
-            "crypto-js": "4.1.1",
-            "idb-keyval": "6.2.0",
-            "react-native-crypto-js": "1.0.0",
-            "uuid": "9.0.0",
-            "ws": "8.13.0",
-            "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "uuid": {
-          "version": "9.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg=="
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-          "version": "8.13.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==",
-          "requires": {}
-        }
       }
     },
     "@protobufjs/aspromise": {
@@ -34573,16 +34499,16 @@
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     "parse": {
-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse/-/parse-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse/-/parse-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K8bWs0wM2qRhkSr6N16j8OvsF6Uallrynqng9e+tzR3RdKuB09vaJh48qrf9MbiJ1Ya4JZI7AfEHYF+ywEKs7Q==",
       "requires": {
         "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "7.21.0",
         "crypto-js": "4.1.1",
         "idb-keyval": "6.2.0",
         "react-native-crypto-js": "1.0.0",
         "uuid": "9.0.0",
-        "ws": "8.12.0",
+        "ws": "8.13.0",
         "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
@@ -34592,9 +34518,9 @@
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-          "version": "8.12.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.12.0.tgz",
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+          "version": "8.13.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==",
           "requires": {}
         }
       }

spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js+45 −0 modified

@@ -1,6 +1,51 @@
 const request = require('../lib/request');
 
 describe('Vulnerabilities', () => {
+  describe('(GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg) Custom object ID allows to acquire role privilege', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      await reconfigureServer({ allowCustomObjectId: true });
+      Parse.allowCustomObjectId = true;
+    });
+
+    afterAll(async () => {
+      await reconfigureServer({ allowCustomObjectId: false });
+      Parse.allowCustomObjectId = false;
+    });
+
+    it('denies user creation with poisoned object ID', async () => {
+      await expectAsync(
+        new Parse.User({ id: 'role:a', username: 'a', password: '123' }).save()
+      ).toBeRejectedWith(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Invalid object ID.'));
+    });
+
+    describe('existing sessions for users with poisoned object ID', () => {
+      /** @type {Parse.User} */
+      let poisonedUser;
+      /** @type {Parse.User} */
+      let innocentUser;
+
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        const parseServer = await global.reconfigureServer();
+        const databaseController = parseServer.config.databaseController;
+        [poisonedUser, innocentUser] = await Promise.all(
+          ['role:abc', 'abc'].map(async id => {
+            // Create the users directly on the db to bypass the user creation check
+            await databaseController.create('_User', { objectId: id });
+            // Use the master key to create a session for them to bypass the session check
+            return Parse.User.loginAs(id);
+          })
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('refuses session token of user with poisoned object ID', async () => {
+        await expectAsync(
+          new Parse.Query(Parse.User).find({ sessionToken: poisonedUser.getSessionToken() })
+        ).toBeRejectedWith(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Invalid object ID.'));
+        await new Parse.Query(Parse.User).find({ sessionToken: innocentUser.getSessionToken() });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Object prototype pollution', () => {
     it('denies object prototype to be polluted with keyword "constructor"', async () => {
       const headers = {

src/Auth.js+5 −0 modified

@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ const getAuthForSessionToken = async function ({
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_SESSION_TOKEN, 'Session token is expired.');
   }
   const obj = session.user;
+
+  if (typeof obj['objectId'] === 'string' && obj['objectId'].startsWith('role:')) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Invalid object ID.');
+  }
+
   delete obj.password;
   obj['className'] = '_User';
   obj['sessionToken'] = sessionToken;

src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js+7 −0 modified

@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ export class ClassesRouter extends PromiseRouter {
   }
 
   handleCreate(req) {
+    if (
+      this.className(req) === '_User' &&
+      typeof req.body?.objectId === 'string' &&
+      req.body.objectId.startsWith('role:')
+    ) {
+      throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Invalid object ID.');
+    }
     return rest.create(
       req.config,
       req.auth,

13ee52f0d19e

fix: Custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges ([GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg)) (#9317)

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-serverManuelOct 3, 2024via ghsa

commit

3 files changed · +57 −0

spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js+45 −0 modified

@@ -1,6 +1,51 @@
 const request = require('../lib/request');
 
 describe('Vulnerabilities', () => {
+  describe('(GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg) Custom object ID allows to acquire role privilege', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      await reconfigureServer({ allowCustomObjectId: true });
+      Parse.allowCustomObjectId = true;
+    });
+
+    afterAll(async () => {
+      await reconfigureServer({ allowCustomObjectId: false });
+      Parse.allowCustomObjectId = false;
+    });
+
+    it('denies user creation with poisoned object ID', async () => {
+      await expectAsync(
+        new Parse.User({ id: 'role:a', username: 'a', password: '123' }).save()
+      ).toBeRejectedWith(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Invalid object ID.'));
+    });
+
+    describe('existing sessions for users with poisoned object ID', () => {
+      /** @type {Parse.User} */
+      let poisonedUser;
+      /** @type {Parse.User} */
+      let innocentUser;
+
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        const parseServer = await global.reconfigureServer();
+        const databaseController = parseServer.config.databaseController;
+        [poisonedUser, innocentUser] = await Promise.all(
+          ['role:abc', 'abc'].map(async id => {
+            // Create the users directly on the db to bypass the user creation check
+            await databaseController.create('_User', { objectId: id });
+            // Use the master key to create a session for them to bypass the session check
+            return Parse.User.loginAs(id);
+          })
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('refuses session token of user with poisoned object ID', async () => {
+        await expectAsync(
+          new Parse.Query(Parse.User).find({ sessionToken: poisonedUser.getSessionToken() })
+        ).toBeRejectedWith(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Invalid object ID.'));
+        await new Parse.Query(Parse.User).find({ sessionToken: innocentUser.getSessionToken() });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Object prototype pollution', () => {
     it('denies object prototype to be polluted with keyword "constructor"', async () => {
       const headers = {

src/Auth.js+5 −0 modified

@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ const getAuthForSessionToken = async function ({
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_SESSION_TOKEN, 'Session token is expired.');
   }
   const obj = session.user;
+
+  if (typeof obj['objectId'] === 'string' && obj['objectId'].startsWith('role:')) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Invalid object ID.');
+  }
+
   delete obj.password;
   obj['className'] = '_User';
   obj['sessionToken'] = sessionToken;

src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js+7 −0 modified

@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ export class ClassesRouter extends PromiseRouter {
   }
 
   handleCreate(req) {
+    if (
+      this.className(req) === '_User' &&
+      typeof req.body?.objectId === 'string' &&
+      req.body.objectId.startsWith('role:')
+    ) {
+      throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Invalid object ID.');
+    }
     return rest.create(
       req.config,
       req.auth,

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hgghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47183ghsaADVISORY
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/13ee52f0d19ef3a3524b3d79aea100e587eb3cfcghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1bfbccf9ee7ea77533b2b2aa7c4c69f3bd35e66fghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9317ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9318ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hgghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB

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