Parse Server Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in File Upload via URI Format
### Impact A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the file upload functionality when trying to upload a `Parse.File` with `uri` parameter allows to execute an arbitrary URI. The vulnerability stems from a file upload feature in which Parse Server retrieves the file data from a URI that is provided in the request. A request to the provided URI is executed, but the response is not stored in Parse Server's file storage as the server crashes upon receiving the response. ### Patches The feature has been implemented in Parse Server 4.2.0 but never worked and reliably crashes the server when trying to use it due to a bug in its implementation. Since the feature is not currently working, and due to its risky nature, it has been removed to address the vulnerability. ### Workarounds None.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-64430US | — | — | ||
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In versions 4.2.0 through 7.5.3, and 8.0.0 through 8.3.1-alpha.1, there is a… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-serverPACKAGE
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8bbe3efbcf4a3b66f4a8db9bfb18cd98c050db51WEB
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/97763863b72689a29ad7a311dfb590c3e3c50585WEB
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9903WEB
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9904WEB
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rxWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64430ADVISORY
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