CVE-2025-68115

Parse Server vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Unescaped Mustache Template Variables

Published Dec 16, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In versions prior to 8.6.1 and 9.1.0-alpha.3, a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Parse Server's password reset and email verification HTML pages. The patch, available in versions 8.6.1 and 9.1.0-alpha.3, escapes user controlled values that are inserted into the HTML pages. No known workarounds are available.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jhgf-2h8h-ggxv Parse Server has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via Unescaped Mustache Template Variables
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server
Vendors & Products Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In versions prior to 8.6.1 and 9.1.0-alpha.3, a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Parse Server's password reset and email verification HTML pages. The patch, available in versions 8.6.1 and 9.1.0-alpha.3, escapes user controlled values that are inserted into the HTML pages. No known workarounds are available.
Title Parse Server vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Unescaped Mustache Template Variables
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 16, 2025, 9:20 PM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2025, 4:16 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 16, 2025, 1:15 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 7:10 PM