GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rx: Parse Server Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in File Upload via URI Format

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Parse Server Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in File Upload via URI Format

Package

npm parse-server (npm)

Affected versions

>= 4.2.0, < 7.5.4

>= 8.0.0, <= 8.4.0-alpha.1

Patched versions

7.5.4

8.4.0-alpha.2

Impact

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the file upload functionality when trying to upload a Parse.File with uri parameter allows to execute an arbitrary URI. The vulnerability stems from a file upload feature in which Parse Server retrieves the file data from a URI that is provided in the request. A request to the provided URI is executed, but the response is not stored in Parse Server’s file storage as the server crashes upon receiving the response.

Patches

The feature has been implemented in Parse Server 4.2.0 but never worked and reliably crashes the server when trying to use it due to a bug in its implementation. Since the feature is not currently working, and due to its risky nature, it has been removed to address the vulnerability.

Workarounds

None.

References

• GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rx
• parse-community/parse-server#9903
• parse-community/parse-server#9904
• parse-community/parse-server@8bbe3ef
• parse-community/parse-server@9776386

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Nov 5, 2025