CVE-2022-39396 in the critical feed json
Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser
published 2022-11-08 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-parse-2022-39396 , EUVD-2022-7404 , GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 39.4%
- EPSS 39.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- npm parse-server 4.10.18, 5.3.1
- bitnami parse 4.10.18, 5.3.1
- parseplatform parse-server 4.10.18, 5.3.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
39.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | <4.10.18 >=5.0.0, <5.3.1 |
4.10.18 5.3.1 |
| bitnami | parse | <4.10.18 >=5.0.0, <5.3.1 |
4.10.18 5.3.1 |
Affected products
- parse-community parse-server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes
References
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/pull/8295
web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/pull/8296
web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39396
advisory, web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server
package
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.18
web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.3.1
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-39396
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
- NVD CVE-2022-39396
- OSV BIT-parse-2022-39396
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.