CVE-2020-5251

mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.85% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
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cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In parser-server before version 4.1.0, you can fetch all the users objects, by using regex in the NoSQL query. Using the NoSQL, you can use a regex on sessionToken and find valid accounts this way.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.7

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.8
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (4)

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  • GHSA-h4mf-75hf-67w4Information disclosure in parse-server2020-03-04ghsa · osvUS

    1. you can fetch all the users' objects, by using regex in the NoSQL query. Using the NoSQL, you can use a regex on sessionToken `("_SessionToken":{"$regex":"r:027f"}}` and find valid accounts this way. Using this method, it's possible to retrieve accounts without interaction from the users. GET /parse/users/me HTTP/1.1 ``` { "_ApplicationId": "appName", "_JavaScriptKey": "javascriptkey", "_ClientVersion": "js2.10.0", "_InstallationId": "ca713ee2-6e60-d023-a8fe-14e1bfb2f300", "_SessionToken": { "$regex": "r:5" } } ``` When trying it with an update query the same thing luckily doesn't seem to work: POST /parse/classes/_User/PPNk59jPPZ 2. There is another similar vulnerability in verify email and the request password reset. If you sign up with someone else's email address, you can simply use regex in the token param to verify the account: `http://localhost:1337/parse/apps/kickbox/verify_email?token[$regex]=a&username=some@email.com` The same thing can be done for reset password: `http://localhost:1337/parse/apps/kickbox/request_password_reset?token[$regex]=a&username=some@email.com` You may need to do it a few times with a different letter/number, but as long as the tokens contain the character it will succeed.

  • BIT-parse-2020-5251Information disclosure in parse-server2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    In parser-server before version 4.1.0, you can fetch all the users objects, by using regex in the NoSQL query. Using the NoSQL, you can use a regex on sessionToken and find valid accounts this way.

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published 2020-03-04modified 2026-06-17
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