# CVE-2022-36079: Parse Server vulnerable to brute force guessing of user sensitive data via search patterns

- Also known as: GHSA-2M6G-CRV8-P3C6, BIT-PARSE-2022-36079
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.10.14, 5.2.5
- Published: 2022-09-07 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- parse-community parse-server: fixed in 4.10.14; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.2.5
- parse-server (npm): fixed in 4.10.14
- parse-server (npm): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.2.5

## Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Internal fields (keys used internally by Parse Server, prefixed by `_`) and protected fields (user defined) can be used as query constraints. Internal and protected fields are removed by Parse Server and are only returned to the client using a valid master key. However, using query constraints, these fields can be guessed by enumerating until Parse Server, prior to versions 4.10.14 or 5.2.5, returns a response object. The patch available in versions 4.10.14 and 5.2.5 requires the maser key to use internal and protected fields as query constraints. As a workaround, implement a Parse Cloud Trigger `beforeFind` and manually remove the query constraints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on parse-community parse-server, parse-server, upgrade to a fixed version (4.10.14, 5.2.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-2m6g-crv8-p3c6
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8143
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8144
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/634c44acd18f6ee6ec60fac89a2b602d92799bec
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e39d51bd329cd978589983bd659db46e1d45aad4
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.14
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.2.5

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