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Critical, CVSS 9.8amended

Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution

CVE-2023-36475GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (parse-server 6.2.1, 5.5.2), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm parse-server

    Affected
    < 5.5.2>= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1
    Fixed in
    6.2.1, 5.5.2

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2023-36475: 3.20% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 88.16 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-36475

Advisory: Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
IDs: CVE-2023-36475, GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-36475 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: parse-server 6.2.1, 5.5.2. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm parse-server: affected < 5.5.2; >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1; fixed in 6.2.1, 5.5.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls parse-server --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on parse-server.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 (OSV record GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 lists affected ranges: npm parse-server >=0 =6.0.0 <6.2.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-462x-c3jw-7vr6 lists affected ranges: npm parse-server >=0 =6.0.0 <6.2.1)

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