CVE-2022-31089 Invalid file request can crashe parse-server
Attackers can crash Parse Server instances by sending invalid file requests, causing denial of service, especially in single-instance deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-31089?
CVE-2022-31089 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server, published on 27 Jun 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 backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31089?
5 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 | 4.10.12 |
parse-server npm | All versions | 4.10.12 |
parse-server npm | From 5.0.0 | 5.2.3 |
parse-server npm | From 5.0.0 | 5.2.3 |
parse Bitnami | All versions | 4.10.12, 5.2.3 |
Products include Parseplatform Parse-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31089?
Upgrade parse-server to a fixed version for your release line: 4.10.12 or 5.2.3.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-31089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-parse-2022-31089, GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9.