GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rx
Parse Server Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in File Upload via URI Format
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | >= 4.2.0, < 7.5.4 | 7.5.4 |
| npm | parse-server | >= 8.0.0, < 8.4.0-alpha.2 | 8.4.0-alpha.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### 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
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64430
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9903
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9904
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8bbe3efbcf4a3b66f4a8db9bfb18cd98c050db51
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/97763863b72689a29ad7a311dfb590c3e3c50585
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server