Critical severity · published Jun 28, 2023
CVE-2023-36475
Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
9.8
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1, an attacker can use a prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. A patch is available in versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
parse-server · parse-community
< 5.5.2; >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36475
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36475
Patch
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3dd99dd80e27e5e1d99b42844180546d90c7aa90
Patch
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5fad2928fb8ee17304abcdcf259932f827d8c81f
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8674
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8675
Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.2
Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.1
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