Information disclosure in Parse Server - #VU56933

 

Information disclosure in Parse Server - #VU56933

Published: September 30, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56933
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Parse Community
Affected software:
Parse Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to LiveQuery includes users' session token into payloads. If a user has a LiveQuery subscription on the Parse.User class, all session tokens created during user sign-ups will be broadcast as part of the LiveQuery payload. A remote attacker can obtain the session token from the broadcasted payload and reuse it to bypass authentication.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources