CVE-2022-24760 Command Injection in Parse server
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Parse Server instances via prototype pollution in the database controller.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-24760?
CVE-2022-24760 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server, published on 11 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Parse Server is an open source http web server backend. In versions prior to 4.10.7 there is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Parse Server. This vulnerability affects Parse Server in the default configuration with MongoDB. The main weakness that leads to RCE is the Prototype Pollution vulnerable code in the file `DatabaseController.js`, so it is likely to affect Postgres and any other database backend as well. This vulnerability has been confirmed on Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. The only known workaround is to manually patch your installation with code referenced at the source GHSA-p6h4-93qp-jhcm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24760?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including parse-server and parse. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
parse-server npm | All versions | 4.10.7 |
parse-server npm | All versions | 4.10.7 |
parse Bitnami | All versions | 4.10.7 |
Products include Parseplatform Parse-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24760?
Upgrade parse-server to 4.10.7 or later.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-24760 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-24760 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Parseplatform Parse-Server
- CVE-2026-30966 Parse Server role escalation and CLP bypass via direct `_Join` table write
- CVE-2024-27298 Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
- CVE-2026-30965 Parse Server session token exfiltration via `redirectClassNameForKey` query parameter
- CVE-2023-36475 Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
- CVE-2022-39396 Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser
Sources
Also known as BIT-parse-2022-24760, GHSA-p6h4-93qp-jhcm.