GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W

Workarounds

Downgrade to version 4.5.2.

References

n/a

A security incident caused a number of incorrect version tags to be pushed to the Parse Server repository. These version tags linked to a personal fork of a contributor who had write access to the repository. The code to which these tags linked has not been reviewed or approved by Parse Platform. Even though no releases were published with these incorrect versions, it was possible to define a Parse Server dependency that pointed to these version tags, for example if you defined this dependency:

"parse-server": "[email protected]:parse-community/parse-server.git#4.9.3"

We have since deleted the incorrect version tags, but they may still show up in your personal fork on GitHub or locally. We do not know when these tags have been pushed to the Parse Server repository, but we first became aware of this issue on July 21, 2021. We are not aware of any malicious code or concerns related to privacy, security or legality (e.g. proprietary code). However, it has been reported that some functionality does not work as expected and the introduction of security vulnerabilities cannot be ruled out.

You may be also affected if you used the Bitnami image for Parse Server. Bitnami picked up the incorrect version tag 4.9.3 and published a new Bitnami image for Parse Server.

If you are using any of the affected versions, we urgently recommend to upgrade to version 4.10.0.

These are the incorrect tags:

4.0.0-beta1
4.0.0-beta2
4.0.0-beta3
4.0.0-beta4
4.0.0-beta5
4.0.0-beta6
4.0.10
4.0.11
4.0.12
4.0.13
4.0.14
4.0.3
4.0.4
4.0.6
4.0.7
4.0.8
4.0.9
4.6.0
4.6.0-beta
4.7.0
4.8.0
4.8.1
4.8.2
4.8.3
4.8.4
4.8.5
4.9.0
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.9.3

Kodem intelligence

Upgrade to version 4.10.0.

1. What is GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W? GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W is a critical-severity security vulnerability in parse-server (npm), affecting versions >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.2. It is fixed in 4.5.2, 4.10.0.
2. Which versions of parse-server are affected by GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W? parse-server (npm) versions >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.2 is affected.
3. Is there a fix for GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W? Yes. GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W is fixed in 4.5.2, 4.10.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
4. Is GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
5. What actually determines whether GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
6. How do I fix GHSA-593V-WCQX-HQ2W?
   • Upgrade parse-server to 4.5.2 or later
   • Upgrade parse-server to 4.10.0 or later

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