Parse Server session creation endpoint allows overwriting server-generated session fields (parse-community parse-server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.32 % · percentile 25 ()
- 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 9.6.0-alpha.17 and 8.6.42, an authenticated user can overwrite server-generated session fields (`sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, `createdWith`) when creating a session object via `POST /classes/_Session`. This allows bypassing the server's session expiration policy by setting an arbitrary far-future expiration date. It also allows setting a predictable session token value. Starting in version 9.6.0-alpha.17 and 8.6.42, the session creation endpoint filters out server-generated fields from user-supplied data, preventing them from being overwritten. As a workaround, add a `beforeSave` trigger on the `_Session` class to validate and reject or strip any user-supplied values for `sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, and `createdWith`.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-915 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-5v7g-9h8f-8pgg — Parse Server session creation endpoint allows overwriting server-generated session fields
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-12983
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-32742
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 8.6.42cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.6.0cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha12:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha13:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha14:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha15:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha16:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| parse-community · parse-server | affected >= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.17 ; affected < 8.6.42 |
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 |