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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-r3xq-68wh-gwvh)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438888

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.28 and 8.6.48, the password reset mechanism does not enforce single-use guarantees
 for reset tokens. When a user requests a password reset, the generated token can be consumed by multiple
 concurrent requests within a short time window. An attacker who has intercepted a password reset token can
 race the legitimate user's password reset request, causing both requests to succeed. This may result in
 the legitimate user believing their password was changed successfully while the attacker's password takes
 effect instead. All Parse Server deployments that use the password reset feature are affected. Starting in
 versions 9.6.0-alpha.28 and 8.6.48, the password reset token is now atomically validated and consumed as
 part of the password update operation. The database query that updates the password includes the reset
 token as a condition, ensuring that only one concurrent request can successfully consume the token.
 Subsequent requests using the same token will fail because the token has already been cleared. There is no
 known workaround other than upgrading. (CVE-2026-32943)

Solution

Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.48 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3xq-68wh-gwvh

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 438888

Version: Revision 1.11

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/17/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32943

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32943

cwe: CWE-367