CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2023-22474

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. 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. This issue has been patched in version 5.4.1. 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`.

8.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Information

Published : 2023-02-03 08:15

Updated : 2023-02-10 05:32

NVD link : CVE-2023-22474

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22474

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing