CVE-2022-31089
Invalid file request can crashe parse-server
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Invalid file request can crashe parse-server
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-31089- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-706, CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6195
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6195- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9
Invalid file request can crash server
Impact
Certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as a single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high.
Patches
To prevent this, invalid requests are now properly handled.
Workarounds
None
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
For more information
- For questions or comments about this vulnerability visit our community forum or community chat
- Report other vulnerabilities at report.parseplatform.org
- Record
GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-31089- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-252, CWE-706
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Invalid file request can crashe parse-server
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-31089- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-252, CWE-706
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9
Invalid file request can crash server
Impact
Certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as a single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high.
Patches
To prevent this, invalid requests are now properly handled.
Workarounds
None
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
For more information
- For questions or comments about this vulnerability visit our community forum or community chat
- Report other vulnerabilities at report.parseplatform.org
- Record
GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-parse-2022-31089 No score
Invalid file request can crashe parse-server
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. In affected versions certain types of invalid files requests are not handled properly and can crash the server. If you are running multiple Parse Server instances in a cluster, the availability impact may be low; if you are running Parse Server as single instance without redundancy, the availability impact may be high. This issue has been addressed in versions 4.10.12 and 5.2.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
BIT-parse-2022-31089- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
parse-servernpm |
before 4.10.12 | 4.10.12 |
parse-servernpm |
5.0.0 up to 5.2.3 | 5.2.3 |
parseBitnami |
before 4.10.12, 5.0.0 up to 5.2.3 | 4.10.125.2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-31089 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Parse-community Parse-server, published June 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in parse-server 4.10.12.
References
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xw6g-jjvf-wwf9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31089