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Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 28, 2023 in parse-community/parse-server • Updated Nov 6, 2023

Package

npm parse-server (npm)

Affected versions

< 5.5.2
>= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1

Patched versions

5.5.2
6.2.1

Description

Impact

An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.

Patches

Prevent prototype pollution in MongoDB database adapter.

Workarounds

Disable remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.

Credits

  • Discovered by hir0ot working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
  • Fixed by dbythy
  • Reviewed by mtrezza

References

References

@mtrezza mtrezza published to parse-community/parse-server Jun 28, 2023
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 28, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 30, 2023
Reviewed Jun 30, 2023
Last updated Nov 6, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

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

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

18.446%
(96th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-36475

GHSA ID

GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6

Source code

Credits

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