CVE-2026-27804
Parse Server: Account takeover via JWT algorithm confusion in Google auth adapter
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Bitnami.
Description
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | parse | 8.6.3, 9.3.1 |
| npm::GitHub Security Advisory npm | parse-server | 9.3.1-alpha.4, 8.6.3 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9b94083accb7f3e72c6b8126c195c7a03dd2dfd7
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9d5942d50e55c822924c27b05aa98f1393e7a330
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.3
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.3.1-alpha.4
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4q3h-vp4r-prv2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27804