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CVE-2026-30228

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.5 and 9.5.0-alpha.3, the readOnlyMasterKey can be used to create and delete files via the Files API (POST /files/:filename, DELETE /files/:filename). This bypasses the read-only restriction which violates the access scope of the readOnlyMasterKey. Any Parse Server deployment that uses readOnlyMasterKey and exposes the Files API is affected. An attacker with access to the
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:daeb0d28258fd39b56c33bc780419e6c80445c83115ae28750ae9081d7eea59b
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"parse-server","vendor":"parse-community","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 8.6.5"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 9.5.0-alpha.3"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.5"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.0-alpha.3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.0-alpha.3"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xfh7-phr7-gr2x","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xfh7-phr7-gr2x"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0da3448c66760c706d908976979611c00c2508c6d0af7d978dc268830983d66c · sha256:429816897219ad17… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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