refactor: Parse Pointer allows to access internal Parse Server classes and circumvent beforeFind query trigger (#8735)

spec/rest.spec.js

@@ -660,6 +660,38 @@ describe('rest create', () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it('cannot get object in volatileClasses if not masterKey through pointer', async () => {
+    const masterKeyOnlyClassObject = new Parse.Object('_PushStatus');
+    await masterKeyOnlyClassObject.save(null, { useMasterKey: true });
+    const obj2 = new Parse.Object('TestObject');
+    // Anyone is can basically create a pointer to any object
+    // or some developers can use master key in some hook to link
+    // private objects to standard objects
+    obj2.set('pointer', masterKeyOnlyClassObject);
+    await obj2.save();
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestObject');
+    query.include('pointer');
+    await expectAsync(query.get(obj2.id)).toBeRejectedWithError(
+      "Clients aren't allowed to perform the get operation on the _PushStatus collection."
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('cannot get object in _GlobalConfig if not masterKey through pointer', async () => {
+    await Parse.Config.save({ privateData: 'secret' }, { privateData: true });
+    const obj2 = new Parse.Object('TestObject');
+    obj2.set('globalConfigPointer', {
+      __type: 'Pointer',
+      className: '_GlobalConfig',
+      objectId: 1,
+    });
+    await obj2.save();
+    const query = new Parse.Query('TestObject');
+    query.include('globalConfigPointer');
+    await expectAsync(query.get(obj2.id)).toBeRejectedWithError(
+      "Clients aren't allowed to perform the get operation on the _GlobalConfig collection."
+    );
+  });
+
   it('locks down session', done => {
     let currentUser;
     Parse.User.signUp('foo', 'bar')