CVE-2020-5251

Information disclosure in parse-server

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Published Mar 4, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In parser-server before version 4.1.0, you can fetch all the users objects, by using regex in the NoSQL query. Using the NoSQL, you can use a regex on sessionToken and find valid accounts this way.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

parse-community

parse-server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0347	In parser-server before version 4.1.0, you can fetch all the users objects, by using regex in the NoSQL query. Using the NoSQL, you can use a regex on sessionToken and find valid accounts this way.
Github GHSA	GHSA-h4mf-75hf-67w4	Information disclosure in parse-server

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.849% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3a3a5eee5ffa48da1352423312cb767de14de269
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-h4mf-75hf-67w4

History

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Subscriptions

Parseplatform Parse-server

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Mar 4, 2020, 3:10 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 4, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

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