#VU77794 Prototype pollution in Parse Server - CVE-2023-36475
Published: June 29, 2023 / Updated: August 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77794
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36475
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
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 execute arbitrary JavaScript code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the MongoDB BSON parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation or lead to code execution.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8675
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.1
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.2
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5fad2928fb8ee17304abcdcf259932f827d8c81f
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3dd99dd80e27e5e1d99b42844180546d90c7aa90
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8674
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1160/