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CVE-2022-24760: Command Injection in Parse server

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 49.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Parse Server is an open source http web server backend. In versions prior to 4.10.7 there is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Parse Server. This vulnerability affects Parse Server in the default configuration with MongoDB. The main weakness that leads to RCE is the Prototype Pollution vulnerable code in the file `DatabaseController.js`, so it is likely to affect Postgres and any other database backend as well. This vulnerability has been confirmed on Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. The only known workaround is to manually patch your installation with code referenced at the source GHSA-p6h4-93qp-jhcm.

Affected products

• parse-community parse-server: before 4.10.7 — fixed in 4.10.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: parse-community parse-server 4.10.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/886bfd7cac69496e3f73d4bb536f0eec3cba0e4d
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-p6h4-93qp-jhcm
• https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/ac24b343-e7da-4bc7-ab38-4f4f5cc9d099/
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/886bfd7cac69496e3f73d4bb536f0eec3cba0e4d
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-p6h4-93qp-jhcm
• https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/ac24b343-e7da-4bc7-ab38-4f4f5cc9d099/

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