VOOZH about

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22474

⇱ NVD - CVE-2023-22474

  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-22474 Detail

Modified After Enrichment

This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.

Current Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Parse Server uses the request header `x-forwarded-for` to determine the client IP address. If Parse Server doesn't run behind a proxy server, then a client can set this header and Parse Server will trust the value of the header. The incorrect client IP address will be used by various features in Parse Server. This allows to circumvent the security mechanism of the Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` by setting an allowed IP address as the `x-forwarded-for` header value. This issue has been patched in version 5.4.1. The mechanism to determine the client IP address has been rewritten. The correct IP address determination now requires to set the Parse Server option `trustProxy`.


View Analysis Description

Analysis Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Parse Server uses the request header `x-forwarded-for` to determine the client IP address. If Parse Server doesn't run behind a proxy server, then a client can set this header and Parse Server will trust the value of the header. The incorrect client IP address will be used by various features in Parse Server. This allows to circumvent the security mechanism of the Parse Server option `masterKeyIps` by setting an allowed IP address as the `x-forwarded-for` header value. This issue has been patched in version 5.4.1. The mechanism to determine the client IP address has been rewritten. The correct IP address determination now requires to set the Parse Server option `trustProxy`.

Metrics

 
NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed.
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NVD assessment not yet provided.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to [email protected].

URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8 CVE, GitHub, Inc. Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x CVE, GitHub, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0005/ CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing GitHub, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

CPEs loading, please wait.

Denotes Vulnerable Software
Are we missing a CPE here? Please let us know.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 1:35:32 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"parseplatform","product":"parse_server","defaultStatus":"unknown","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.4.1","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]
Added SSVC 
{"timestamp":"2024-08-01T17:36:20.113790Z","id":"CVE-2023-22474","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 6/17/2026 1:35:32 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"parse-community","product":"parse-server","versions":[{"version":"< 5.4.1","status":"affected"}]}]

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 2:44:52 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8
Added Reference 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x
Added Reference 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0005/

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 5/14/2024 8:20:04 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Initial Analysis by NIST 2/10/2023 12:32:28 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.1
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8 No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/e016d813e083ce6828f9abce245d15b681a224d8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vm5r-c87r-pf6x Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-22474
NVD Published Date:
02/03/2023
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.