CVE-2023-32688
Invalid push request payload crashes Parse Server
parse-server-push-adapter is the official Push Notification adapter for Parse Server. The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 push request payload crashes Parse Server
parse-server-push-adapter is the official Push Notification adapter for Parse Server. The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-32688- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1588
parse-server-push-adapter is the official Push Notification adapter for Parse Server. The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1588- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxhg-rvwx-x993
Invalid push request payload crashes Parse Server
Impact
The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload.
Patches
Invalid push notification payload is caught and an logged.
Workarounds
n/a
References
- Record
GHSA-mxhg-rvwx-x993- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
parse-server-push-adapter is the official Push Notification adapter for Parse Server. The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-32688- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Invalid push request payload crashes Parse Server
parse-server-push-adapter is the official Push Notification adapter for Parse Server. The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-32688- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mxhg-rvwx-x993
Invalid push request payload crashes Parse Server
Impact
The Parse Server Push Adapter can crash Parse Server due to an invalid push notification payload.
Patches
Invalid push notification payload is caught and an logged.
Workarounds
n/a
References
- Record
GHSA-mxhg-rvwx-x993- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
parse-server-push-adapternpm |
before 4.1.3 | 4.1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Parse-community Parse-server-push-adapter, published May 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in parse-server-push-adapter 4.1.3.
References
github.com/parse-community/parse-server-push-adapter/security/advisories/GHSA-mxhg-rvwx-x993
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32688