[AdrianCurtin]

Issue

Clearing deviceToken on an existing _Installation fails, and the two ways a client can clear it fail differently.

• { deviceToken: { __op: 'Delete' } } is rejected. On current alpha the type check added in fix: Unauthenticated deletion of installation records via operator injection in device token deduplication (GHSA-cc6h-c8m4-hgrx) #10657 throws schema mismatch for _Installation.deviceToken; expected String but got Object (code 111). Before that check existed, the operator object reached the $or lookup in handleInstallation and failed in transformQueryKeyValue with You cannot use [object Object] as a query parameter (code 107).
• { deviceToken: null } succeeds but stores null. The push pipeline selects recipients with deviceToken: { $exists: true }, which matches a stored null, so the installation stays push-addressable and its empty token is handed to the push adapter.

Approach

handleInstallation runs before the write step applies __op operators, so it has to recognize a clear itself.

• The fix: Unauthenticated deletion of installation records via operator injection in device token deduplication (GHSA-cc6h-c8m4-hgrx) #10657 type check lets { __op: 'Delete' } through for deviceToken, as it already does for appIdentifier. Any other non-string value is still rejected.
• Both clearing forms are detected after that check, and the null form is rewritten to { __op: 'Delete' }, so the field is removed from the row rather than stored as null.
• A separate deviceTokenForLookup value (undefined when clearing) is used everywhere the token identifies or matches rows: the "must specify ID" guard, the 64-character iOS lowercasing, the "no critical change" early return, the $or lookup, the match loop, the 136 "deviceToken may not be changed" check, and both duplicate-token cleanup queries. The operator object never reaches a database query.

Tasks

• Add tests
• Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, code comments)
• Add security check
• Add new Parse Error codes to Parse JS SDK

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed clearing iOS device tokens using either a deletion operation or a null value.
  • Cleared tokens are excluded from push-recipient lookups, while other installation details remain intact.
  • Installation identifiers remain usable after a token is cleared, and app identifiers can be cleared with a deletion operation.
  • 64-character device tokens are normalized to lowercase for installation matching.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for removing device tokens during installation updates, including requests that also update other fields.

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Walkthrough

This PR updates installation writes to clear deviceToken when a request sets it to null or uses a Delete operation. Cleared tokens are excluded from installation lookup and duplicate-token cleanup. Tests cover installation identity, push-recipient filtering, and updates to other fields.

Changes: Installation device-token clearing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Token clearing and lookup integration src/RestWrite.js	handleInstallation normalizes null and Delete values and uses the lookup token for validation, matching, and duplicate cleanup.
Token clearing test coverage spec/ParseInstallation.spec.js	Tests cover both clearing forms, installation ID preservation, push-recipient filtering, and simultaneous updates to deviceType and appVersion.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Suggested reviewers: mtrezza

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 954ac

The change is mergeable; no actionable correctness or availability risk was identified.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 38bde

The change is bounded to clearing installation device tokens. Existing write permissions remain enforced, and clearing does not invoke duplicate-token cleanup. No introduced security bypass was substantiated, but concurrent updates and failure-recovery behavior were not validated.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The newly successful operation affects installations selected within the existing application write context and their subsequent push eligibility. It does not add a route, identity source, privileged cleanup operation, or cross-service dependency. Permissive installation ACLs can still allow client writes; identification is not itself proof of ownership.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — The inspected clear-input path does not substantiate query injection or an authorization bypass introduced by this PR. The accepted operation object is excluded from lookup and privileged deduplication, while the final mutation remains permission-constrained. This conclusion is limited to the inspected change, not a complete security assessment of installation handling.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Non-master writes retain user and role ACL context. After installation matching, class-level permissions are checked, and the database controller adds pointer permissions and row-level write ACL constraints before selecting the storage update. Master and maintenance exemptions remain explicit existing behavior.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — For a clear-only request, failure before the primary write cannot strand another installation through duplicate-token cleanup, because that cleanup is not reached. Repeated deletion is idempotent for deviceToken state, though request metadata and triggers may still change. Concurrent re-registration and post-write interruption retain the existing pipeline's ordering and recovery limitations; no new reservation or compensation mechanism is introduced.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Title check		The title describes the deviceToken clearing fix and uses the allowed fix: prefix, but the first character after the prefix is _, not an uppercase letter as required.	Change the title so the first character after fix: is capitalized, for example: fix: Fix _Installation update when clearing deviceToken.
Engage In Review Feedback		The standing Major finding remains unresolved. The reviewed range contains three expect(results[0].deviceToken).toBeUndefined() assertions at spec/ParseInstallation.spec.js:572, :606, and :676…	Engage with the Major review finding in its discussion. Then either commit changes to all three assertions that accept both null and undefined, or explain why the assertions are correct and obtain the reviewer's agreement to retract the…

Passed checks: 5 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description check		The description includes the Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections. It explains the failure modes, implementation, and test coverage. The standard introductory ## Pull Request section and boilerplate …
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is inconclusive: files from earlier reviews still need to be rechecked within the check's analysis limits. Not blocking.
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		No security vulnerability is introduced. The changed code accepts deviceToken: { __op: 'Delete' } only as a deletion, converts null to the same deletion, and uses undefined for all device-token …

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The description includes the Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections. It explains the failure modes, implementation, and test coverage. The standard introductory ## Pull Request section and boilerplate links are omitted, but the core required information is present.

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No security vulnerability is introduced. The changed code accepts deviceToken: { __op: 'Delete' } only as a deletion, converts null to the same deletion, and uses undefined for all device-token lookup and deduplication paths. Therefore the operator object cannot become a database query constraint. The existing String type guard remains in place for other values, and normal write permission and schema validation still run. This also preserves the repository regression coverage for GHSA-cc6h-c8m4-hgrx, the _Installation NoSQL-injection advisory.

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Explanation

The standing Major finding remains unresolved. The reviewed range contains three expect(results[0].deviceToken).toBeUndefined() assertions at spec/ParseInstallation.spec.js:572, :606, and :676. The later commit changed the null-case assertion from accepting null (deviceToken == null) to requiring undefined; it did not implement the feedback. The supplied thread is marked resolved, but no reviewer agreement to retract the finding is recorded. The current review's zero findings does not establish prior engagement.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates _Installation handling so clearing deviceToken during an update no longer feeds a delete/null payload into the installation lookup path, which was causing Mongo query transformation failures.

Changes:

• Adds a deviceTokenForLookup path in RestWrite.handleInstallation to treat null and { __op: 'Delete' } as non-identifying values during installation matching.
• Updates installation matching, validation, and dedup lookup branches to use the derived lookup token instead of the raw request payload.
• Adds regression tests covering deviceToken clearing via delete op, via null, and while updating another field.

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File	Description
src/RestWrite.js	Adjusts _Installation lookup logic to avoid querying with delete-op/null deviceToken values.
spec/ParseInstallation.spec.js	Adds regression tests for clearing deviceToken during installation updates.

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