SB2023013102 - IP spoofing in Parse Server
Published: January 31, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023013102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22474)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application relies on information passed via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to determine the client's IP address. A remote attacker can spoof the IP address and bypass security mechanism of the Parse Server option masterKeyIps by setting an allowed IP address as the x-forwarded-for header value.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.