CVE-2025-30168: Parse server Parse Server Has An OAuth Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-30168 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.9) parse server has an oauth vulnerability (CWE-287: Improper Authentication) affecting Parse server libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves parse server has an oauth login vulnerability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 7.5.2, 8.0.2.
CVE-2025-30168 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.9
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2025-30168
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Parse server dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
npm install parse-server@7.5.2
npm install parse-server@8.0.2
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
npm ls parse-server
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by CVE-2025-30168, inspect your project dependencies using npm:
npm ls parse-server
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Parse server in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 7.5.2), your application is affected.
Note: The npm ls parse-server command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication, where when an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. In Parse server, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-30168 Affected Parse server Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
parse-server
|
npm |
< 7.5.2
|
7.5.2
|
|
parse-server
|
npm |
≥ 8.0.0
< 8.0.2
|
8.0.2
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2025-03-21T17:42:47Z",
"published" : "2025-03-21T17:42:47Z",
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"summary" : "Parse Server has an OAuth login vulnerability",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nThe 3rd party authentication handling of Parse Server allows the authentication credentials of some specific authentication providers to be used across multiple Parse Server apps. For example, if a user signed up using the same authentication provider in two unrelated Parse Server apps, the credentials stored by one app can be used to authenticate the same user in the other app. Note that this only affects Parse Server apps that specifically use an affected 3rd party authentication provider for user authentication, for example by setting the Parse Server option `auth` to configure a Parse Server authentication adapter. See the [3rd party authentication docs](https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication) for more information on which authentication providers are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe fix of this vulnerability requires to upgrade Parse Server to a version that includes the bug fix, as well as upgrade the client app to send a secure payload, which is different from the previous insecure payload. To accommodate a gradual rollout of the client app update, affected Parse Server authentication adapters now offer an `enableInsecureAuth` option to accept both insecure and secure payloads from clients apps. See the [3rd party authentication docs](https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication) for how to migrate from insecure to secure authentication.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone.\n\n### References\n- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-837q-jhwx-cmpv\n- Parse Server documentation for 3rd party authentication providers: https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication\n- Bug fix in Parse Server 7: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9668\n- Bug fix in Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9667",
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