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GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2

Parse Server has a LiveQuery protected-field guard bypass via array-like logical operator value

Details

### Impact

An authenticated user with `find` class-level permission can bypass the `protectedFields` class-level permission setting on LiveQuery subscriptions. By sending a subscription with a `$or`, `$and`, or `$nor` operator value as a plain object with numeric keys and a `length` property (an "array-like" object) instead of an array, the protected-field guard is bypassed. The subscription event firing acts as a binary oracle, allowing the attacker to infer whether a protected field matches a given test value.

### Patches

The fix validates that `$or`, `$and`, and `$nor` operator values are arrays in the LiveQuery subscription handler, the query depth checker, and the protected-field guard. As defense in depth, the LiveQuery query evaluator also rejects non-array values for these operators.

### Workarounds

There is no known workaround.

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Affected packages

npm / parse-server
Introduced in: 9.0.0 Fixed in: 9.7.0-alpha.16
Fix npm install parse-server@9.7.0-alpha.16
npm / parse-server
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 8.6.70
Fix npm install parse-server@8.6.70

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