Authentication bypass and denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities in Apple Game Center auth adapter
Impact
Weak validation of the Apple certificate URL in the Apple Game Center authentication adapter allows to bypass authentication and makes the server vulnerable to DoS attacks.
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed by improving the URL validation and adding additional checks of the resource the URL points to before downloading it.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | parse-server | < 4.10.10, >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1 | 4.10.10, 5.2.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287, CWE-295- Platform
- npm
- Package
parse-server- Disclosed
- 04.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qf8x-vqjv-92gr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: parse-server
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- Total entries
- 116
- First → latest
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 17
- High 49
- Medium 40
- Low 10
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 5
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 79
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