CVE-2026-33042CWE-287

Parse Server affected by empty authData bypassing credential requirement on signup

Medium · published March 18, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49, a user can sign up without providing credentials by sending an empty `authData` object, bypassing the username and password requirement. This allows the creation of authenticated sessions without proper credentials, even when anonymous users are disabled. The fix in 9.6.0-alpha.29 and 8.6.49 ensures that empty or non-actionable `authData` is treated the same as absent `authData` for the purpose of credential validation on new user creation. Username and password are now required when no valid auth provider data is present. As a workaround, use a Cloud Code `beforeSave` trigger on the `_User` class to reject signups where `authData` is empty and no username/password is provided.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00387 · 31.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-03-18T21:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 21:54Z
    Parse Server affected by empty authData bypassing credential requirement on signup
    cvelistv5