GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6
GitHub Security Advisory
Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
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CRITICAL
Has CVE
Advisory Details
### Impact
An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.
### Patches
Prevent prototype pollution in MongoDB database adapter.
### Workarounds
Disable remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.
### Credits
- Discovered by hir0ot working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
- Fixed by dbythy
- Reviewed by mtrezza
### References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg
Affected Packages
npm
parse-server
Affected versions:
0
(fixed in 5.5.2)
npm
parse-server
Affected versions:
6.0.0
(fixed in 6.2.1)
Related CVEs
Key Information
9.0
/10
Dataset
Last updated: July 12, 2025 6:29 AM
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