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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-03-13 12:28

Modified

2026-03-13 12:55

Summary

Parse Server has a SQL injection via query field name when using PostgreSQL

Details

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0 and 8.6.36, an attacker with access to the master key can inject malicious SQL via crafted field names used in query constraints when Parse Server is configured with PostgreSQL as the database. The field name in a $regex query operator is passed to PostgreSQL using unparameterized string interpolation, allowing the attacker to manipulate the SQL query. While the master key controls what can be done through the Parse Server abstraction layer, this SQL injection bypasses Parse Server entirely and operates at the database level. This vulnerability only affects Parse Server deployments using PostgreSQL. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0 and 8.6.36.

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  "id": "BIT-parse-2026-32234",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T12:55:29.610Z",
  "published": "2026-03-13T12:28:58.177Z",
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CVE-2026-32234 (GCVE-0-2026-32234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 19:58 – Updated: 2026-03-12 19:52

Title

Parse Server has a SQL injection via query field name when using PostgreSQL

Summary

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.10 and 8.6.36, an attacker with access to the master key can inject malicious SQL via crafted field names used in query constraints when Parse Server is configured with PostgreSQL as the database. The field name in a $regex query operator is passed to PostgreSQL using unparameterized string interpolation, allowing the attacker to manipulate the SQL query. While the master key controls what can be done through the Parse Server abstraction layer, this SQL injection bypasses Parse Server entirely and operates at the database level. This vulnerability only affects Parse Server deployments using PostgreSQL. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.10 and 8.6.36.

Severity ?

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/s…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/r…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/r…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	parse-community	parse-server	Affected: >= 9.0.0 < 9.6.0-alpha.10 Affected: < 8.6.36

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2026-32234 (GCVE-0-2026-32234)

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