parse-community · mtrezza · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026
diff --git a/spec/Middlewares.spec.js b/spec/Middlewares.spec.js
@@ -430,6 +430,103 @@ describe('middlewares', () => {
    expect(middlewares.checkIp(localhostV62, ['127.0.0.1'], new Map())).toBe(true);
  });

+  describe('body field type validation', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      AppCachePut(fakeReq.body._ApplicationId, {
+        masterKeyIps: ['0.0.0.0/0'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-string _SessionToken in body', async () => {
+      fakeReq.body._SessionToken = { toString: 'evil' };
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes);
+      expect(fakeRes.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-string _ClientVersion in body', async () => {
+      fakeReq.body._ClientVersion = { toLowerCase: 'evil' };
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes);
+      expect(fakeRes.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-string _InstallationId in body', async () => {
+      fakeReq.body._InstallationId = { toString: 'evil' };
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes);
+      expect(fakeRes.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-string _ContentType in body', async () => {
+      fakeReq.body._ContentType = { toString: 'evil' };
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes);
+      expect(fakeRes.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-string base64 in file-via-JSON upload', async () => {
+      fakeReq.body = Buffer.from(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          _ApplicationId: 'FakeAppId',
+          base64: { toString: 'evil' },
+        })
+      );
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes);
+      expect(fakeRes.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    });
+
+    it('should not crash the server process on non-string body fields', async () => {
+      // Verify that type confusion in body fields does not crash the Node.js process.
+      // Each request should be handled independently without affecting server stability.
+      const payloads = [
+        { _SessionToken: { toString: 'evil' } },
+        { _ClientVersion: { toLowerCase: 'evil' } },
+        { _InstallationId: [1, 2, 3] },
+        { _ContentType: { toString: 'evil' } },
+      ];
+      for (const payload of payloads) {
+        const req = {
+          ip: '127.0.0.1',
+          originalUrl: 'http://example.com/parse/',
+          url: 'http://example.com/',
+          body: { _ApplicationId: 'FakeAppId', ...payload },
+          headers: {},
+          get: key => req.headers[key.toLowerCase()],
+        };
+        const res = jasmine.createSpyObj('res', ['end', 'status']);
+        await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(req, res);
+        expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+      }
+      // Server process is still alive — a subsequent valid request works
+      const validReq = {
+        ip: '127.0.0.1',
+        originalUrl: 'http://example.com/parse/',
+        url: 'http://example.com/',
+        body: { _ApplicationId: 'FakeAppId' },
+        headers: {},
+        get: key => validReq.headers[key.toLowerCase()],
+      };
+      const validRes = jasmine.createSpyObj('validRes', ['end', 'status']);
+      let nextCalled = false;
+      await middlewares.handleParseHeaders(validReq, validRes, () => {
+        nextCalled = true;
+      });
+      expect(nextCalled).toBe(true);
+      expect(validRes.status).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should still accept valid string body fields', done => {
+      fakeReq.body._SessionToken = 'r:validtoken';
+      fakeReq.body._ClientVersion = 'js1.0.0';
+      fakeReq.body._InstallationId = 'install123';
+      fakeReq.body._ContentType = 'application/json';
+      middlewares.handleParseHeaders(fakeReq, fakeRes, () => {
+        expect(fakeReq.info.sessionToken).toEqual('r:validtoken');
+        expect(fakeReq.info.clientVersion).toEqual('js1.0.0');
+        expect(fakeReq.info.installationId).toEqual('install123');
+        expect(fakeReq.headers['content-type']).toEqual('application/json');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
  it('should match address with cache', () => {
    const ipv6 = '2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334';
    const cache1 = new Map();

diff --git a/spec/RegexVulnerabilities.spec.js b/spec/RegexVulnerabilities.spec.js
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ describe('Regex Vulnerabilities', () => {
        });
        fail('should not work');
      } catch (e) {
-        expect(e.data.code).toEqual(209);
-        expect(e.data.error).toEqual('Invalid session token');
+        expect(e.data.error).toEqual('unauthorized');
      }
    });


diff --git a/src/middlewares.js b/src/middlewares.js
@@ -150,18 +150,30 @@ export async function handleParseHeaders(req, res, next) {
      // TODO: test that the REST API formats generated by the other
      // SDKs are handled ok
      if (req.body._ClientVersion) {
+        if (typeof req.body._ClientVersion !== 'string') {
+          return invalidRequest(req, res);
+        }
        info.clientVersion = req.body._ClientVersion;
        delete req.body._ClientVersion;
      }
      if (req.body._InstallationId) {
+        if (typeof req.body._InstallationId !== 'string') {
+          return invalidRequest(req, res);
+        }
        info.installationId = req.body._InstallationId;
        delete req.body._InstallationId;
      }
      if (req.body._SessionToken) {
+        if (typeof req.body._SessionToken !== 'string') {
+          return invalidRequest(req, res);
+        }
        info.sessionToken = req.body._SessionToken;
        delete req.body._SessionToken;
      }
      if (req.body._MasterKey) {
+        if (typeof req.body._MasterKey !== 'string') {
+          return invalidRequest(req, res);
+        }
        info.masterKey = req.body._MasterKey;
        delete req.body._MasterKey;
      }
@@ -181,6 +193,9 @@ export async function handleParseHeaders(req, res, next) {
        delete req.body._context;
      }
      if (req.body._ContentType) {
+        if (typeof req.body._ContentType !== 'string') {
+          return invalidRequest(req, res);
+        }
        req.headers['content-type'] = req.body._ContentType;
        delete req.body._ContentType;
      }
@@ -190,14 +205,17 @@ export async function handleParseHeaders(req, res, next) {
  }

  if (info.sessionToken && typeof info.sessionToken !== 'string') {
-    info.sessionToken = info.sessionToken.toString();
+    return invalidRequest(req, res);
  }

-  if (info.clientVersion) {
+  if (info.clientVersion && typeof info.clientVersion === 'string') {
    info.clientSDK = ClientSDK.fromString(info.clientVersion);
  }

  if (fileViaJSON && req.body) {
+    if (req.body.base64 && typeof req.body.base64 !== 'string') {
+      return invalidRequest(req, res);
+    }
    req.fileData = req.body.fileData;
    // We need to repopulate req.body with a buffer
    var base64 = req.body.base64;