GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vr5f-2r24-w5hc Parse Server: File upload Content-Type override via extension mismatch
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-35200
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- parse-server
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-436
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-04
Affected packages
• npm parse-server: >= 9.0.0, < 9.7.1-alpha.4 → fixed in 9.7.1-alpha.4
• npm parse-server: < 8.6.73 → fixed in 8.6.73
Description
Impact
A file can be uploaded with a filename extension that passes the file extension allowlist (e.g., `.txt`) but with a `Content-Type` header that differs from the extension (e.g., `text/html`). The `Content-Type` is passed to the storage adapter without consistency validation. Storage adapters that store and serve the provided Content-Type (such as S3 or GCS) serve the file with the mismatched Content-Type. The default GridFS adapter is not affected because it derives Content-Type from the filename at serving time.
Patches
The file upload now derives the Content-Type from the filename extension, overriding any user-provided Content-Type when the file has an extension.
Workarounds
Configure the storage adapter or CDN to derive Content-Type from the filename extension instead of using the stored Content-Type.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-35200 Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict weakness
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vr5f-2r24-w5hc web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35200 advisory
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10383 web
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10384 web
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server package