MFA secret disclosure via raw-row fallback
Published Jun 12, 2026 · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Information disclosure in Parse Server 9.8.0 through 9.9.1-alpha.4 allows remote authenticated users to read MFA secrets and protected fields. The login and verifyPassword handlers fall back to the raw database user row when an access-controlled user re-fetch is denied, bypassing protected-field and authentication-data sanitization. Exploitation requires MFA, denied get permission on the User class, and a victim password; exposed TOTP secrets or recovery codes defeat the second factor without altering data.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Parse Server 9.8.0 through 9.9.1-alpha.4 allows remote authenticated users to read MFA secrets and protected fields. The login and verifyPassword handlers fall back to the raw database user row when an access-controlled user re-fetch is denied, bypassing protected-field and authentication-data sanitization. Exploitation requires MFA, denied get permission on the User class, and a victim password; exposed TOTP secrets or recovery codes defeat the second factor without altering data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53725
- Published
- Jun 12, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Parse Platform
- Product
- Parse Server
- Classifications
- CWE-200
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 9.8.0, < 9.9.1-alpha.5
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