CVE-2022-39396 Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser
Attackers can achieve remote code execution in Parse Server via prototype pollution in the MongoDB BSON parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-39396?
CVE-2022-39396 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server, published on 10 Nov 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. Versions prior to 4.10.18, and prior to 5.3.1 on the 5.X branch, are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution. An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser. This issue is patched in version 5.3.1 and in 4.10.18. There are no known workarounds.
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39396?
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 | 4.10.18 |
parse-server npm | All versions | 4.10.18 |
parse-server npm | From 5.0.0 | 5.3.1 |
parse-server npm | From 5.0.0 | 5.3.1 |
parse Bitnami | All versions | 4.10.18, 5.3.1 |
Products include Parseplatform Parse-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39396?
Upgrade parse-server to a fixed version for your release line: 4.10.18 or 5.3.1.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-39396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-24760 Command Injection in Parse server
- 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
Sources
Also known as BIT-parse-2022-39396, GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg.