Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges
Impact
If the Parse Server option allowCustomObjectId: true is set, an attacker that is allowed to create a new user can set a custom object ID for that new user that exploits the vulnerability and acquires privileges of a specific role.
Patches
Improved validation for custom user object IDs. Session tokens for existing users with an object ID that exploits the vulnerability are now rejected.
Workarounds
- Disable custom object IDs by setting
allowCustomObjectId: falseor not setting the option which defaults tofalse. - Use a Cloud Code Trigger to validate that a new user's object ID doesn't start with the prefix
role:.
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9317 (fix for Parse Server 7)
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9318 (fix for Parse Server 6)
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | parse-server | < 6.5.9, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.0 | 6.5.9, 7.3.0 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47183
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9317
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9318
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/13ee52f0d19ef3a3524b3d79aea100e587eb3cfc
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1bfbccf9ee7ea77533b2b2aa7c4c69f3bd35e66f
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-285, CWE-863- Platform
- npm
- Package
parse-server- Disclosed
- 04.10.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8xq9-g7ch-35hg - 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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