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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-15126

In parser-server from version 3.5.0 and before 4.3.0, an authenticated user using the viewer GraphQL query can by pass all read security on his User object and can also by pass all objects linked via relation or Pointer on his User object.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-15126

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jul 2020, 23:15 UTC

In parser-server from version 3.5.0 and before 4.3.0, an authenticated user using the viewer GraphQL query can by pass all read security on his User object and can also by pass all objects linked via relation or Pointer on his User object.

osv:CVE-2020-15126
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15126",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-15126",
    "summary": "In parser-server from version 3.5.0 and before 4.3.0, an authenticated user using the viewer GraphQL query can by pass all read security on his User object and can also by pass all objects linked via relation or Pointer on his User object.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-15126",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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        "CVE-2020-15126",
        "GHSA-236h-rqv8-8q73"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "9900a956e6221cfda7201709fce3ee17e4374f31"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6f060e090934207724e8814faf1baca09057ea2b"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "78239ac9071167fdf243c55ae4bc9a2c0b0d89aa"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.5.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "4.3.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "78239ac9071167fdf243c55ae4bc9a2c0b0d89aa"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.2.0",
            "4.1.0",
            "4.0.2",
            "4.0.1",
            "4.0.0",
            "3.10.0",
            "3.9.0",
            "3.8.0",
            "3.7.2",
            "3.7.1",
            "3.7.0",
            "3.6.0",
            "3.5.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-15126.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:51:52.081366859Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#430",
        "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-236h-rqv8-8q73",
        "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/78239ac9071167fdf243c55ae4bc9a2c0b0d89aa"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-15126",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383047,
  "published_at": "2020-07-22T23:15:11.207+00:00"
}