fix: LiveQuery subscription query depth bypass ([GHSA-6qh5-m6g3-xhq6](GHSA-6qh5-m6g3-xhq6)) (#10260)

Author: mtrezza

spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js

@@ -3600,3 +3600,119 @@ describe('(GHSA-qpc3-fg4j-8hgm) Protected field change detection oracle via Live
     expect(updateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe('(GHSA-6qh5-m6g3-xhq6) LiveQuery query depth DoS via deeply nested subscription', () => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    const client = await Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().getDefaultLiveQueryClient();
+    if (client) {
+      await client.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should reject LiveQuery subscription with deeply nested $or when queryDepth is set', async () => {
+    Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().setDefaultLiveQueryClient(null);
+    await reconfigureServer({
+      liveQuery: { classNames: ['TestClass'] },
+      startLiveQueryServer: true,
+      verbose: false,
+      silent: true,
+      requestComplexity: { queryDepth: 10 },
+    });
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestClass');
+    let where = { field: 'value' };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
+      where = { $or: [where] };
+    }
+    query._where = where;
+    await expectAsync(query.subscribe()).toBeRejectedWith(
+      jasmine.objectContaining({
+        code: Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY,
+        message: jasmine.stringMatching(/Query condition nesting depth exceeds maximum allowed depth/),
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should reject LiveQuery subscription with deeply nested $and when queryDepth is set', async () => {
+    Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().setDefaultLiveQueryClient(null);
+    await reconfigureServer({
+      liveQuery: { classNames: ['TestClass'] },
+      startLiveQueryServer: true,
+      verbose: false,
+      silent: true,
+      requestComplexity: { queryDepth: 10 },
+    });
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestClass');
+    let where = { field: 'value' };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+      where = { $and: [where] };
+    }
+    query._where = where;
+    await expectAsync(query.subscribe()).toBeRejectedWith(
+      jasmine.objectContaining({
+        code: Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY,
+        message: jasmine.stringMatching(/Query condition nesting depth exceeds maximum allowed depth/),
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should reject LiveQuery subscription with deeply nested $nor when queryDepth is set', async () => {
+    Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().setDefaultLiveQueryClient(null);
+    await reconfigureServer({
+      liveQuery: { classNames: ['TestClass'] },
+      startLiveQueryServer: true,
+      verbose: false,
+      silent: true,
+      requestComplexity: { queryDepth: 10 },
+    });
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestClass');
+    let where = { field: 'value' };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+      where = { $nor: [where] };
+    }
+    query._where = where;
+    await expectAsync(query.subscribe()).toBeRejectedWith(
+      jasmine.objectContaining({
+        code: Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY,
+        message: jasmine.stringMatching(/Query condition nesting depth exceeds maximum allowed depth/),
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should allow LiveQuery subscription within the depth limit', async () => {
+    Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().setDefaultLiveQueryClient(null);
+    await reconfigureServer({
+      liveQuery: { classNames: ['TestClass'] },
+      startLiveQueryServer: true,
+      verbose: false,
+      silent: true,
+      requestComplexity: { queryDepth: 10 },
+    });
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestClass');
+    let where = { field: 'value' };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      where = { $or: [where] };
+    }
+    query._where = where;
+    const subscription = await query.subscribe();
+    expect(subscription).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should allow LiveQuery subscription when queryDepth is disabled', async () => {
+    Parse.CoreManager.getLiveQueryController().setDefaultLiveQueryClient(null);
+    await reconfigureServer({
+      liveQuery: { classNames: ['TestClass'] },
+      startLiveQueryServer: true,
+      verbose: false,
+      silent: true,
+      requestComplexity: { queryDepth: -1 },
+    });
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestClass');
+    let where = { field: 'value' };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
+      where = { $or: [where] };
+    }
+    query._where = where;
+    const subscription = await query.subscribe();
+    expect(subscription).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});

src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts

@@ -1023,8 +1023,35 @@ class ParseLiveQueryServer {
           return;
         }
       }
-      // Check CLP for subscribe operation
+      // Validate query condition depth
       const appConfig = Config.get(this.config.appId);
+      if (!client.hasMasterKey) {
+        const rc = appConfig.requestComplexity;
+        if (rc && rc.queryDepth !== -1) {
+          const maxDepth = rc.queryDepth;
+          const checkDepth = (where: any, depth: number) => {
+            if (depth > maxDepth) {
+              throw new Parse.Error(
+                Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY,
+                `Query condition nesting depth exceeds maximum allowed depth of ${maxDepth}`
+              );
+            }
+            if (typeof where !== 'object' || where === null) {
+              return;
+            }
+            for (const op of ['$or', '$and', '$nor']) {
+              if (Array.isArray(where[op])) {
+                for (const subQuery of where[op]) {
+                  checkDepth(subQuery, depth + 1);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          };
+          checkDepth(request.query.where, 0);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Check CLP for subscribe operation
       const schemaController = await appConfig.database.loadSchema();
       const classLevelPermissions = schemaController.getClassLevelPermissions(className);
       const op = this._getCLPOperation(request.query);