SQL injection in Parse Server - CVE-2024-27298
Published: March 4, 2024 / Updated: August 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86982
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27298
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the literalizeRegexPart() function when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
Parse Server
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27298
Install update from vendor's website.
Parse Server - update to 6.5.0
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.5
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.5
External References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a6e654943536932904a69b51e513507fcf90a504
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/cbefe770a7260b54748a058b8a7389937dc35833
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.5.0
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/7.0.0-alpha.20
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-900/