CVE-2021-39187
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to version 4.10.3, Parse Server crashes when if a query request contains an invalid value for the `explain` option. This is due to a bug in the MongoDB Node.js driver which throws an exception that Parse Server cannot catch. There is a patch for this issue in version 4.10.3. No workarounds aside from upgrading are known to exist.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-xqp8-w826-hh6xParse Server crashes with query parameter2021-09-02ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Parse Server crashes when if a query request contains an invalid value for the `explain` option. This is due to a bug in the MongoDB Node.js driver which throws an exception that Parse Server cannot catch. ### Patches Upgrade to Parse Server 4.10.3
- BIT-parse-2021-39187Crash server with query parameter2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to version 4.10.3, Parse Server crashes when if a query request contains an invalid value for the `explain` option. This is due to a bug in the MongoDB Node.js driver which throws an exception that Parse Server cannot catch. There is a patch for this issue in version 4.10.3. No workarounds aside from upgrading are known to exist.
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references (13)
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- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/308668c89474223e2448be92d6823b52c1c313eccnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.3cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xqp8-w826-hh6xcnnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/NODE-3463cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021090305cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/308668c89474223e2448be92d6823b52c1c313ecenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.10.3enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xqp8-w826-hh6xenisa_euvd
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