CVE-2026-27804 (GCVE-0-2026-27804)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 23:48 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:03
VLAI
Title
Parse Server: Account takeover via JWT algorithm confusion in Google auth adapter
Summary
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.3 and 9.1.1-alpha.4, an unauthenticated attacker can forge a Google authentication token with `alg: "none"` to log in as any user linked to a Google account, without knowing their credentials. All deployments with Google authentication enabled are affected. The fix in versions 8.6.3 and 9.1.1-alpha.4 hardcodes the expected `RS256` algorithm instead of trusting the JWT header, and replaces the Google adapter's custom key fetcher with `jwks-rsa` which rejects unknown key IDs. As a workaround, dsable Google authentication until upgrading is possible.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-26 17:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
  • CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
parse-community parse-server Affected: >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.1-alpha.4
Affected: < 8.6.3
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