Medium severity · published Dec 30, 2020
CVE-2020-26288
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. It is an npm package "parse-server". In Parse Server before version 4.5.0, user passwords involved in LDAP authentication are stored in cleartext. This is fixed in version 4.5.0 by stripping password after authentication to prevent cleartext password storage.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Parse-server · Parseplatform
before 4.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26288
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26288
Patch
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/da905a357d062ab4fea727a21eac231acc2ed92a
Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.5.0
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3
Product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server
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