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GHSA-4q3h-vp4r-prv2

CriticalCVSS 9.3 / 10
Published Feb 25, 2026·Last modified Mar 2, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

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.

Patches

The fix 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.

Workarounds

Disable Google authentication until you can upgrade.

References

  • GitHub advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4q3h-vp4r-prv2
  • Fixed in Parse Server 9.3.1-alpha.4: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.3.1-alpha.4
  • Fixed in Parse Server 8.6.3: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.3
Risk Scores
Base Score
9.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
8.0

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.18%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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