CVE-2025-68150
MEDIUMParse Server <8.6.2 & >=9.0.0 <9.1.1-alpha.1 SSRF via Instagram Auth Adapter apiURL
Title source: llmDescription
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.2 and 9.1.1-alpha.1, the Instagram authentication adapter allows clients to specify a custom API URL via the `apiURL` parameter in `authData`. This enables SSRF attacks and possibly authentication bypass if malicious endpoints return fake responses to validate unauthorized users. This is fixed in versions 8.6.2 and 9.1.1-alpha.1 by hardcoding the Instagram Graph API URL `https://graph.instagram.com` and ignoring client-provided `apiURL` values. No known workarounds are available.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9988
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9989
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-918
Status
published
Products (4)
npm/parse-server
9.0.0 - 9.1.1-alpha.1npm
parseplatform/parse-server
9.0.0 (12 CPE variants)
parseplatform/parse-server
9.1.0 (5 CPE variants)
parseplatform/parse-server
< 8.6.2
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026