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Issue

LiveQuery subscriptions can receive installations and objects of other internal classes without the master key (GHSA-q2gf-q36j-h978)

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Findings

Require a non-empty configured master key before setting hasMasterKey.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts:
- Around line 1004-1006: Update _hasMasterKey to reject a missing, non-string,
or empty configured master key before comparing it with the request; only a
non-empty configured key may authenticate the client as master.

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• spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js
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Walkthrough

LiveQuery now checks class-level REST find role security before running beforeSubscribe. Regression tests cover protected classes, master-key access, rejected subscription updates, and the absence of events for unauthorized clients.

Changes: LiveQuery subscription authorization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Check permissions before the subscription hook src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts, spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js	_handleSubscribe loads the application configuration and checks class-level REST find role security before beforeSubscribe. The server reuses that configuration for subsequent checks. Tests cover _Installation and other protected classes, master-key access, rejected subscription updates, and the absence of events after rejection.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant ParseLiveQueryServer
  participant enforceRoleSecurity
  participant beforeSubscribe
  Client->>ParseLiveQueryServer: Request class subscription
  ParseLiveQueryServer->>enforceRoleSecurity: Check class find security and master-key status
  alt Not authorized
    enforceRoleSecurity-->>ParseLiveQueryServer: Deny subscription
    ParseLiveQueryServer-->>Client: Return permission error
  else Authorized
    enforceRoleSecurity-->>ParseLiveQueryServer: Allow subscription
    ParseLiveQueryServer->>beforeSubscribe: Run subscription hook
  end

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Possibly related PRs

• parse-community/parse-server#10848: Implements the same LiveQuery authorization checks for protected classes and checks permissions before beforeSubscribe.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 74879

The new check reduces unauthorized subscriptions, but an empty configured master key retains a pre-existing bypass. The change introduces no additional merge-blocking risk.

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Failed checks: 2 errors

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Engage In Review Feedback		The current review has one outstanding Major finding for src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts. The finding is newly generated and has no discussion. The returned posted-thread list is empty. The su…	Engage with the reviewer in a discussion about the hasMasterKey finding. Then implement the feedback in a commit or convince the reviewer to retract it.
Description check		The description identifies the security issue and confirms that tests were added, but it omits the required Approach section and does not address the security-check task or other task items.	Add an Approach section that explains the implementation. Complete or remove each remaining task, including the required security check and documentation or Parse JS SDK items when applicable.

Passed checks: 5 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Security Check		The diff adds an authorization check before beforeSubscribe and before creating a LiveQuery subscription. It reuses enforceRoleSecurity('find', ...), which rejects non-master access to `_Installat…
Title check		The title begins with the required fix: prefix, uses a capitalized first letter after the prefix, and accurately describes the LiveQuery security fix.

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Explanation

Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 2 functions across 2 files.

Full details: Security Check

Explanation

The diff adds an authorization check before beforeSubscribe and before creating a LiveQuery subscription. It reuses enforceRoleSecurity('find', ...), which rejects non-master access to _Installation, master-only classes, _Join: collections, and invalid internal collection names. The check also runs for subscription updates because _handleUpdateSubscription delegates to _handleSubscribe. I found no changed code path that weakens these protections or creates a new security vulnerability.

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Explanation

The current review has one outstanding Major finding for src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts. The finding is newly generated and has no discussion. The returned posted-thread list is empty. The supplied evidence shows no engagement with this feedback, and no implementation or reviewer retraction.

Resolution

Engage with the reviewer in a discussion about the hasMasterKey finding. Then implement the feedback in a commit or convince the reviewer to retract it.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts:
- Around line 1004-1006: Update _hasMasterKey to reject a missing, non-string,
or empty configured master key before comparing it with the request; only a
non-empty configured key may authenticate the client as master.

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