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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-4hf6-3x24-c9m8)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438654

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js.
 Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.7 and 8.6.33, when multi-factor authentication (MFA) via TOTP is enabled for a user
 account, Parse Server generates two single-use recovery codes. These codes are intended as a fallback when
 the user cannot provide a TOTP token. However, recovery codes are not consumed after use, allowing the
 same recovery code to be used an unlimited number of times. This defeats the single-use design of recovery
 codes and weakens the security of MFA-protected accounts. An attacker who obtains a single recovery code
 can repeatedly authenticate as the affected user without the code ever being invalidated. This
 vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.7 and 8.6.33. (CVE-2026-31875)

Solution

Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.33 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hf6-3x24-c9m8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438654

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/12/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31875

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31875

cwe: CWE-672