Parse Server stores password in plain text
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In Parse Server before version 4.5.0, user passwords involved in LDAP authentication are stored in cleartext. This is fixed in version 4.5.0 by stripping password after authentication to prevent cleartext password storage.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | parse-server | < 4.5.0 | 4.5.0 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26288
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/da905a357d062ab4fea727a21eac231acc2ed92a
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.5.0
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1593
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-312- Platform
- npm
- Package
parse-server- Disclosed
- 28.12.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: parse-server
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- Total entries
- 116
- First → latest
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 17
- High 49
- Medium 40
- Low 10
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 5
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 79
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