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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-75v4-m273-5j49)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 443714

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.
 From version 9.8.0 to before version 9.9.1-alpha.5, apps that enable MFA and deny get on the _User class
 via Class-Level Permissions could expose sensitive user data through the /login and /verifyPassword
 endpoints. These endpoints re-fetch the user through the access-controlled query pipeline (CLP,
 protectedFields, auth-adapter sanitizers) before responding. When that re-fetch was denied by the _User
 get permission, the server fell back to the raw database row, exposing raw authData (including MFA TOTP
 secrets and recovery codes) and fields hidden by protectedFields (when protectedFieldsOwnerExempt is
 false). /verifyPassword is the most severe: with only a username and password (no session or MFA token),
 an attacker who knows a victim's password could retrieve their MFA secret and recovery codes, defeating
 the second factor. This issue has been patched in version 9.9.1-alpha.5. (CVE-2026-53725)

Solution

Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 9.9.1-alpha.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75v4-m273-5j49

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 443714

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/20/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.76

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-2026-53725

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: 5.9

Threat Score: 2.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/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: 6/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53725

cwe: CWE-200