CVE-2020-26288 Parse Server stores password in plain text

What is CVE-2020-26288?

CVE-2020-26288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server, published on 30 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. It is an npm package "parse-server". In Parse Server before version 4.5.0, user passwords involved in LDAP authentication are stored in cleartext. This is fixed in version 4.5.0 by stripping password after authentication to prevent cleartext password storage.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26288?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including parse-server and parse. It affects 1 product.

Products include Parseplatform Parse-Server.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26288?

Upgrade parse-server to 4.5.0 or later.

Is CVE-2020-26288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Parseplatform Parse-Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-parse-2020-26288, GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3.