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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-7cx5-254x-cgrq)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436029

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.
 The MongoDB `explain()` method provides detailed information about query execution plans, including index
 usage, collection scanning behavior, and performance metrics. Prior to version 8.5.0-alpha.5, Parse Server
 permits any client to execute explain queries without requiring the master key. This exposes database
 schema structure and field names, index configurations and query optimization details, query execution
 statistics and performance metrics, and potential attack vectors for database performance exploitation. In
 version 8.5.0-alpha.5, a new `databaseOptions.allowPublicExplain` configuration option has been introduced
 that allows to restrict `explain` queries to the master key. The option defaults to `true` for now to
 avoid a breaking change in production systems that depends on public `explain` availability. In addition,
 a security warning is logged when the option is not explicitly set, or set to `true`. In a future major
 release of Parse Server, the default will change to `false`. As a workaround, implement middleware to
 block explain queries from non-master-key requests, or monitor and alert on explain query usage in
 production environments. (CVE-2025-64502)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cx5-254x-cgrq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 436029

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-64502

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-64502

cwe: CWE-201