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CVE-2020-26288

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-26288 affects Parse Server versions prior to 4.5.0, where user passwords used in LDAP authentication were stored in cleartext. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating that an authenticated attacker could remotely access sensitive information (passwords) with low complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: parse-serverFixed in: 4.5.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3low

Parse Server stores password in plain text

Dec 28, 2020

References

github.com / parse-community/parse-server/commit/da905a357d062ab4fea727a21eac231acc2ed92a
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/4.5.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4w46-w44m-3jq3
Third Party Advisory
npmjs.com / package/parse-server
ProductThird Party Advisory