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VulnerabilityGHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w

Incorrect version tags linked to external repository

A security incident caused a number of incorrect version tags to be pushed to the Parse Server repository. These version tags linked to a personal fork of a contributor who had write access to the repository. The code to which these tags linked has not been reviewed or approved by Parse Platform.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
Not scored yet
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

GitHub lists first patched versions: parse-server: 4.5.2; parse-server: 4.10.0. Confirm the affected range and upgrade guidance in the exact advisory.

Read GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w (opens a new tab)

What happened

Impact

A security incident caused a number of incorrect version tags to be pushed to the Parse Server repository. These version tags linked to a personal fork of a contributor who had write access to the repository. The code to which these tags linked has not been reviewed or approved by Parse Platform.

Even though no releases were published with these incorrect versions, it was possible to define a Parse Server dependency that pointed to these version tags, for example if you defined this dependency:

"parse-server": "git@github.com:parse-community/parse-server.git#4.9.3"
Continue reading

We have since deleted the incorrect version tags, but they may still show up in your personal fork on GitHub or locally. We do not know when these tags have been pushed to the Parse Server repository, but we first became aware of this issue on July 21, 2021. We are not aware of any malicious code or concerns related to privacy, security or legality (e.g. proprietary code).

However, it has been reported that some functionality does not work as expected and the introduction of security vulnerabilities cannot be ruled out.

You may be also affected if you used the Bitnami image for Parse Server. Bitnami picked up the incorrect version tag 4.9.3 and published a new Bitnami image for Parse Server.

If you are using any of the affected versions, we urgently recommend to upgrade to version 4.10.0.

These are the incorrect tags:

4.0.0-beta1
4.0.0-beta2
4.0.0-beta3
4.0.0-beta4
4.0.0-beta5
4.0.0-beta6
4.0.10
4.0.11
4.0.12
4.0.13
4.0.14
4.0.3
4.0.4
4.0.6
4.0.7
4.0.8
4.0.9
4.6.0
4.6.0-beta
4.7.0
4.8.0
4.8.1
4.8.2
4.8.3
4.8.4
4.8.5
4.9.0
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.9.3

Patches

Upgrade to version 4.10.0.

Workarounds

Downgrade to version 4.5.2.

References

n/a

Affected package ranges reported by GitHub: parse-server: >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.2 parse-server: >= 4.6.0, < 4.10.0

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w (opens a new tab)

    The public advisory supplies the description, affected package/version ranges, and any listed CVSS metric. GitHub review is not local review.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    GitHub public advisory API page (opens a new tab)

    The API page supplied GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w, its actual identifiers, source dates, and structured metrics.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 2). Incorrect version tags linked to external repository. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w

MLA

"Incorrect version tags linked to external repository." KEVWire, 2 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Incorrect version tags linked to external repository." Last modified November 2, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Incorrect version tags linked to external repository (Sep 7, 2021).
A security incident caused a number of incorrect version tags to be pushed to the Parse Server repository. These version tags linked to a personal fork of a contributor who had write access to the repository. The code to which these tags linked has not been reviewed or approved by Parse Platform.
Sources:
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w
GitHub public advisory API page: https://api.github.com/advisories?type=reviewed&per_page=100&sort=updated&direction=desc
Record ID: GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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