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CVE-2026-33042

Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-287 Authentication Issues
Publication date:
18/03/2026
Last modified:
19/03/2026

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49, a user can sign up without providing credentials by sending an empty `authData` object, bypassing the username and password requirement. This allows the creation of authenticated sessions without proper credentials, even when anonymous users are disabled. The fix in 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49 ensures that empty or non-actionable `authData` is treated the same as absent `authData` for the purpose of credential validation on new user creation. Username and password are now required when no valid auth provider data is present. As a workaround, use a Cloud Code `beforeSave` trigger on the `_User` class to reject signups where `authData` is empty and no username/password is provided.

Impact

Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): Low
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0
6.90
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
5.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* 8.6.49 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* 9.0.0 (including) 9.6.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha12:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha13:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha14:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha15:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha16:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha17:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha18:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha19:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha20:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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