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GHSA-23R4-5MXP-C7G5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-23 19:41 – Updated: 2022-08-15 20:04

Summary

parse-server new anonymous user session acts as if it's created with password

Details

Impact

Developers that use the REST API to signup users and also allow users to login anonymously. When an anonymous user is first signed up using REST, the server creates session incorrectly, particularly the authProvider field in _Session class under createdWith shows the user logged in creating a password. If a developer later depends on the createdWith field to provide a different level of access between a password user and anonymous user, the server incorrectly classified the session type as being created with a password.

The server currently doesn't use createdWith to make decisions on how things work internally, so if a developer isn't using createdWith directly, there's nothing to worry about. The vulnerability only affects users who depend on createdWith by using it directly.

Patches

Upgrade to version 4.5.1.

Workarounds

Don't use the createdWith Session field to make decisions if you allow anonymous login.

References

n/a

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2022-08-15T20:04:54Z",
  "published": "2021-08-23T19:41:52Z",
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CVE-2021-39138 (GCVE-0-2021-39138)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-18 21:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:58

Summary

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Developers can use the REST API to signup users and also allow users to login anonymously. Prior to version 4.5.1, when an anonymous user is first signed up using REST, the server creates session incorrectly. Particularly, the `authProvider` field in `_Session` class under `createdWith` shows the user logged in creating a password. If a developer later depends on the `createdWith` field to provide a different level of access between a password user and anonymous user, the server incorrectly classified the session type as being created with a `password`. The server does not currently use `createdWith` to make decisions about internal functions, so if a developer is not using `createdWith` directly, they are not affected. The vulnerability only affects users who depend on `createdWith` by using it directly. The issue is patched in Parse Server version 4.5.1. As a workaround, do not use the `createdWith` Session field to make decisions if one allows anonymous login.

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

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	https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/c…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/r…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	parse-community	parse-server	Affected: < 4.5.1

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Impact

Patches

Workarounds

References

CVE-2021-39138 (GCVE-0-2021-39138)

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