#VU71664 Spoofing attack in Parse Server - CVE-2023-22474
Published: January 31, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71664
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22474
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Parse Server
Parse Server
Software vendor:
Parse Community
Parse Community
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application relies on information passed via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to determine the client's IP address. A remote attacker can spoof the IP address and bypass security mechanism of the Parse Server option masterKeyIps by setting an allowed IP address as the x-forwarded-for header value.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.