CVE-2023-41058 — Parse Server is an open source backend server

Parse Server is an open source backend server. In affected versions the Parse Cloud trigger `beforeFind` is not invoked in certain conditions of `Parse.Query`. This can pose a vulnerability for deployments where the `beforeFind` trigger is used as a security layer to modify the i

01What is this vulnerability?

Parse Server is an open source backend server. In affected versions the Parse Cloud trigger `beforeFind` is not invoked in certain conditions of `Parse.Query`. This can pose a vulnerability for deployments where the `beforeFind` trigger is used as a security layer to modify the incoming query. The vulnerability has been fixed by refactoring the internal query pipeline for a more concise code…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
parse-community	parse	server — >= 1.0.0, < 5.5.5, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-09-04T22:39:55.276Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-30T17:43:48.895Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-fcv6-fg…
• github.com — https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/be4c7e23c63a2fb690685665c…
• docs.parseplatform.org — https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#security
• github.com — https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.5
• github.com — https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.2