Description

Parse Server: MFA recovery code single-use bypass via concurrent requests

Impact

An attacker who obtains a user's password and a single MFA recovery code can reuse that recovery code an unlimited number of times by sending concurrent login requests. This defeats the single-use design of recovery codes. The attack requires the user's password, a valid recovery code, and the ability to send concurrent requests within milliseconds.

Patches

The login handler now uses optimistic locking when updating auth data that contains consumed single-use tokens. If a concurrent request has already modified the recovery array, the update fails and the login is rejected.

Workarounds

There are no known workarounds.

Mitigation

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