CVE-2026-30949

Parse Server is missing audience validation in Keycloak authentication adapter

Published Mar 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.6 High 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. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.5 and 8.6.18, the Keycloak authentication adapter does not validate the azp (authorized party) claim of Keycloak access tokens against the configured client-id. A valid access token issued by the same Keycloak realm for a different client application can be used to authenticate as any user on the Parse Server that uses the Keycloak adapter. This enables cross-application account takeover in multi-client Keycloak realms. All Parse Server deployments that use the Keycloak authentication adapter with a Keycloak realm that has multiple client applications are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.5 and 8.6.18.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-48mh-j4p5-7j9v Parse Server missing audience validation in Keycloak authentication adapter
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:9.5.2:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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
Metrics ssvc

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

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. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.5 and 8.6.18, the Keycloak authentication adapter does not validate the azp (authorized party) claim of Keycloak access tokens against the configured client-id. A valid access token issued by the same Keycloak realm for a different client application can be used to authenticate as any user on the Parse Server that uses the Keycloak adapter. This enables cross-application account takeover in multi-client Keycloak realms. All Parse Server deployments that use the Keycloak authentication adapter with a Keycloak realm that has multiple client applications are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.5 and 8.6.18.
Title Parse Server is missing audience validation in Keycloak authentication adapter
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 10, 2026, 8:40 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2026, 5:34 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 10, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:33 AM