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GHSA-vr5f-2r24-w5hc Parse Server: File upload Content-Type override via extension mismatch

LOW Published 2026-04-04 Modified 2026-04-06 Official page ↗
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