GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-863 vulnerability in parse-server. A fix is available for parse-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Parse Server's Endpoint `/sessions/me` bypasses `_Session` `protectedFields`
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
parse-servernpmDescription
Impact
The GET /sessions/me endpoint returns _Session fields that the server operator explicitly configured as protected via the protectedFields server option. Any authenticated user can retrieve their own session's protected fields with a single request. The equivalent GET /sessions and GET /sessions/:objectId endpoints correctly strip protected fields.
Patches
The GET /sessions/me handler now re-fetches the session with the caller's auth context after validating the session token, ensuring protectedFields and CLP apply consistently with other session endpoints.
Workarounds
None.
References
- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64
- Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10406
- Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10407
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | parse-server | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.8.0-alpha.7 | 9.8.0-alpha.7npm install parse-server@9.8.0-alpha.7 |
| 📦npm | parse-server | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 8.6.75 | 8.6.75npm install parse-server@8.6.75 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for parse-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update parse-server to 9.8.0-alpha.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-g4v2-qx3q-4p64 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.