Vulnerability in Parse-Community Parse-Server
CVE-2020-26288
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. It is an npm package "parse-server". 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.
EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Parse-community Parse-server — versions < 4.5.0
- Parseplatform Parse-server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26288?
- CVE-2020-26288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parse-Community Parse-Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26288?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.