SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-pfj7-wv7c-22pr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439037

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 versions 8.6.52 and 9.6.0-alpha.41, an authentication bypass vulnerability allows an attacker to
log in as any user who has linked a third-party authentication provider, without knowing the user's
credentials. The attacker only needs to know the user's provider ID to gain full access to their account,
including a valid session token. This affects Parse Server deployments where the server option
allowExpiredAuthDataToken is set to true. The default value is false. This issue has been patched in
versions 8.6.52 and 9.6.0-alpha.41. (CVE-2026-33409)

Solution

Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.52 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439037

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/20/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33409

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Threat Score: 7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33409

cwe: CWE-287

Detections

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