CVE-2023-36475
criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.032 · 88 %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 versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1, an attacker can use a prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. A patch is available in versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1.
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution2023-06-30ghsa · osvUS
### Impact An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. ### Patches Prevent prototype pollution in MongoDB database adapter. ### Workarounds Disable remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. ### Credits - Discovered by hir0ot working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - Fixed by dbythy - Reviewed by mtrezza ### References - https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
- BIT-parse-2023-36475Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1, an attacker can use a prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. A patch is available in versions 5.5.2 and 6.2.1.
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references (22)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-36475/cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3dd99dd80e27e5e1d99b42844180546d90c7aa90cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5fad2928fb8ee17304abcdcf259932f827d8c81fcnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8674cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8675cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/5.5.2cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.2.1cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6cnnvd
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