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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-03-02 11:46

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Parse Server: Account takeover via JWT algorithm confusion in Google auth adapter

Details

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.3 and 9.3.1, an unauthenticated attacker can forge a Google authentication token with alg: "none" to log in as any user linked to a Google account, without knowing their credentials. All deployments with Google authentication enabled are affected. The fix in versions 8.6.3 and 9.3.1 hardcodes the expected RS256 algorithm instead of trusting the JWT header, and replaces the Google adapter's custom key fetcher with jwks-rsa which rejects unknown key IDs. As a workaround, dsable Google authentication until upgrading is possible.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "parse",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/parse"
      },
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            },
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              "fixed": "9.3.1"
            }
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          "type": "CVSS_V4"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-27804"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "Critical"
  },
  "details": "Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.3 and 9.3.1, an unauthenticated attacker can forge a Google authentication token with `alg: \"none\"` to log in as any user linked to a Google account, without knowing their credentials. All deployments with Google authentication enabled are affected. The fix in versions 8.6.3 and 9.3.1 hardcodes the expected `RS256` algorithm instead of trusting the JWT header, and replaces the Google adapter\u0027s custom key fetcher with `jwks-rsa` which rejects unknown key IDs. As a workaround, dsable Google authentication until upgrading is possible.",
  "id": "BIT-parse-2026-27804",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2026-03-02T11:46:50.810Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9b94083accb7f3e72c6b8126c195c7a03dd2dfd7"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9d5942d50e55c822924c27b05aa98f1393e7a330"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.3"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.3.1-alpha.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4q3h-vp4r-prv2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27804"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Parse Server: Account takeover via JWT algorithm confusion in Google auth adapter"
}

CVE-2026-27804 (GCVE-0-2026-27804)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 23:48 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:03

Title

Parse Server: Account takeover via JWT algorithm confusion in Google auth adapter

Summary

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.3 and 9.1.1-alpha.4, an unauthenticated attacker can forge a Google authentication token with `alg: "none"` to log in as any user linked to a Google account, without knowing their credentials. All deployments with Google authentication enabled are affected. The fix in versions 8.6.3 and 9.1.1-alpha.4 hardcodes the expected `RS256` algorithm instead of trusting the JWT header, and replaces the Google adapter's custom key fetcher with `jwks-rsa` which rejects unknown key IDs. As a workaround, dsable Google authentication until upgrading is possible.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-02-26 17:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/s…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/c…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/c…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/r…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/r…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
parse-community	parse-server	Affected: >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.1-alpha.4 Affected: < 8.6.3

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