CVE-2021-47986 | Parse Server before 4.10.0 contains a supply chain vulnerabi… | CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Description

Parse Server before 4.10.0 contains a supply chain vulnerability where incorrect version tags were pushed to the repository linking to unreviewed code in a personal fork. Attackers could exploit this by specifying affected version tags in dependency declarations to execute unreviewed and potentially malicious code.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2021-47986
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-21 02:08 UTC
Published: 2026-06-25 21:41 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-25 21:41 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-494
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Vendor / Product: parse-community / parse-server
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
parse-community	parse-server	—	0 < 4.10.0, 4.10.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-494	cna	Download of Code Without Integrity Check

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.7	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w) https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-593v-wcqx-hq2w
VulnCheck Advisory: Parse Server - Unreviewed Code Execution via Malicious Version Tags https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-unreviewed-code-execution-via-malicious-version-tags