Parse Server: File metadata endpoint bypasses `beforeFind` / `afterFind` trigger authorization (parse-community parse-server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.31 % · percentile 24 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.9 and 9.5.0-alpha.9, the file metadata endpoint (GET /files/:appId/metadata/:filename) does not enforce beforeFind / afterFind file triggers. When these triggers are used as access-control gates, the metadata endpoint bypasses them entirely, allowing unauthorized access to file metadata. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.9 and 9.5.0-alpha.9.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-hwx8-q9cg-mqmc — Parse Server: File metadata endpoint bypasses `beforeFind` / `afterFind` trigger authorization
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-10170
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-30850
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 8.6.9cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.5.0cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| parse-community · parse-server | affected < 8.6.9 ; affected < 9.5.0-alpha.9 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |