Parse Server: File metadata exposed to unauthorized users

Summary

If you're using a version of Parse Server prior to 8.6.9 or 9.5.0-alpha.9, an attacker could access file metadata without permission. This is fixed in the latest versions of the software. Update to the latest version to prevent unauthorized access.

What to do

Update parse-server to version 8.6.9.
Update parse-server to version 9.5.0-alpha.9.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fix available
–	parse-server	<= 8.6.9	8.6.9
–	parse-server	> 9.0.0-alpha.1 , <= 9.5.0-alpha.9	9.5.0-alpha.9
parseplatform	parse-server	<= 8.6.9	–
parseplatform	parse-server	> 9.0.0 , <= 9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.0	–

Original title

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.9 and 9.5.0-alpha.9, the file metadata endpoint (GET /files/:appId/meta...

Original description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.9 and 9.5.0-alpha.9, the file metadata endpoint (GET /files/:appId/metadata/:filename) does not enforce beforeFind / afterFind file triggers. When these triggers are used as access-control gates, the metadata endpoint bypasses them entirely, allowing unauthorized access to file metadata. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.9 and 9.5.0-alpha.9.

nvd CVSS4.0 6.3

Vulnerability type

CWE-862 Missing Authorization