Parse Server affected by empty authData bypassing credential requirement on signup (parse-community parse-server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.31 % · percentile 23 ()
- 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.29 and 8.6.49, a user can sign up without providing credentials by sending an empty `authData` object, bypassing the username and password requirement. This allows the creation of authenticated sessions without proper credentials, even when anonymous users are disabled. The fix in 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49 ensures that empty or non-actionable `authData` is treated the same as absent `authData` for the purpose of credential validation on new user creation. Username and password are now required when no valid auth provider data is present. As a workaround, use a Cloud Code `beforeSave` trigger on the `_User` class to reject signups where `authData` is empty and no username/password is provided.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-wjqw-r9x4-j59v — Parse Server affected by empty authData bypassing credential requirement on signup
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-12993
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-33042
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 8.6.49cpe: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:alpha17:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha18:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha19:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha20:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha21:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha22:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha23:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha24:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha25:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha26:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha27:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha28:*:*:*: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.29 ; affected < 8.6.49 |
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 |