CVE-2023-22474 json
Parse Server is vulnerable to authentication bypass via spoofing
published 2023-01-31 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also BIT-parse-2023-22474 , EUVD-2023-0561 , GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x
- cvss
- 8.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- 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. 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`.
Patch / fix
- npm parse-server 5.4.1
- bitnami parse 5.4.1
- parseplatform parse_server 5.4.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | <5.4.1 |
5.4.1 |
| bitnami | parse | <5.4.1 |
5.4.1 |
Affected products
- parse-community parse-server
- parseplatform parse_server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
References
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8
web, patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20230309-0005/
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22474
advisory, web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-22474
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x
- NVD CVE-2023-22474
- OSV BIT-parse-2023-22474
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