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CVE-2024-47183: Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. If the Parse Server option allowCustomObjectId: true is set, an attacker that is allowed to create a new user can set a custom object ID for that new user that exploits the vulnerability and acquires privileges of a specific role. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.9 and 7.3.0.

Affected products

• parse-community parse-server: before 6.5.9; from 7.0.0 before 7.3.0 — fixed in 6.5.9, 7.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: parse-community parse-server 6.5.9, 7.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/13ee52f0d19ef3a3524b3d79aea100e587eb3cfc
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1bfbccf9ee7ea77533b2b2aa7c4c69f3bd35e66f
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9317
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9318
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg

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