Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.59 and 9.6.0-alpha.53, an attacker with master key access can execute arbitrary SQL statements on the PostgreSQL database by injecting SQL metacharacters into field name parameters of the aggregate $group pipeline stage or the distinct operation. This allows privilege escalation from Parse Server application-level administrator to PostgreSQL database-level access. Only Parse Server deployments using PostgreSQL are affected. MongoDB deployments are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.59 and 9.6.0-alpha.53.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.2/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | < 8.6.59; >= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.53 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/03249f9bf5b8783c8b848f84dab791ff0b761b8cPatch
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/bdddab5f8b61a40cb8fc62dd895887bdd2f3838ePatch
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10272Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10273Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-p2w6-rmh7-w8q3Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed