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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-wjqw-r9x4-j59v)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438911

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.29 and 8.6.49, a user can sign up without providing credentials by sending an empty
 `authData` object, bypassing the username and password requirement. This allows the creation of
 authenticated sessions without proper credentials, even when anonymous users are disabled. The fix in
 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49 ensures that empty or non-actionable `authData` is treated the same as absent
 `authData` for the purpose of credential validation on new user creation. Username and password are now
 required when no valid auth provider data is present. As a workaround, use a Cloud Code `beforeSave`
 trigger on the `_User` class to reject signups where `authData` is empty and no username/password is
 provided. (CVE-2026-33042)

Solution

Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.49 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjqw-r9x4-j59v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438911

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/18/2026

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: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33042

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: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-2026-33042

cwe: CWE-287