CVE-2022-39231

Parse Server subject to Improper Authentication allowing Auth adapter app ID validation to be circumvented

LOW

3.7

CVSS Score

Published: September 23, 2022 at 07:40 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:57 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsParse ServerParse Server

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Severity

LOW3.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In versions prior to 4.10.16, or from 5.0.0 to 5.2.6, validation of the authentication adapter app ID for _Facebook_ and _Spotify_ may be circumvented. Configurations which allow users to authenticate using the Parse Server authentication adapter where `appIds` is set as a string instead of an array of strings authenticate requests from an app with a different app ID than the one specified in the `appIds` configuration. For this vulnerability to be exploited, an attacker needs to be assigned an app ID by the authentication provider which is a sub-set of the server-side configured app ID. This issue is patched in versions 4.10.16 and 5.2.7. There are no known workarounds.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Parse Server · Parseplatformnpm

95%

v < 4.10.165.0.0 ≤ v < 5.2.7

Affected range stops below 4.10.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Parse Server · Parse Communitynpm

60%

v < 4.10.16v < 5.2.7

Affected range stops below 4.10.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-r657-33vp-gp22

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.7LOWGitHub_M

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-287

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