GHSA-x4qj-2f4q-r4rx Parse Server Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in File Upload via URI Format

• npm parse-server: >= 4.2.0, < 7.5.4 → fixed in 7.5.4 • npm parse-server: >= 8.0.0, < 8.4.0-alpha.2 → fixed in 8.4.0-alpha.2

Impact A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the file upload functionality when trying to upload a `Parse.File` with `uri` parameter allows to execute an arbitrary URI. The vulnerability stems from a file upload feature in which Parse Server retrieves the file data from a URI that is provided in the request. A request to the provided URI is executed, but the response is not stored in Parse Server's file storage as the server crashes upon receiving the response. Patches The feature has been implemented in Parse Server 4.2.0 but never worked and reliably crashes the server when trying to use it due to a bug in its implementation. Since the feature is not currently working, and due to its risky nature, it has been removed to address the vulnerability. Workarounds None.