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5.1
Parse Server with PostgreSQL: attacker can inject malicious SQL
CVE-2026-32234
GHSA-c442-97qw-j6c6
Summary
An attacker with access to the master key can inject malicious SQL into your database if you use Parse Server with PostgreSQL. This allows them to bypass Parse Server's security controls and access sensitive data. Update to the latest version of Parse Server to fix this issue.
What to do
- Update parse-server to version 9.6.0-alpha.10.
- Update parse-server to version 8.6.36.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | parse-server | > 9.0.0 , <= 9.6.0-alpha.10 | 9.6.0-alpha.10 |
| – | parse-server | <= 8.6.36 | 8.6.36 |
| parseplatform | parse-server | <= 8.6.36 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | > 9.0.0 , <= 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | 9.6.0 | – |
Original title
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 mali...
Original description
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.
nvd CVSS4.0
5.1
Vulnerability type
CWE-89
SQL Injection
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.36
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.10
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-c442-97...
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32234
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c442-97qw-j6c6
Published: 11 Mar 2026 · Updated: 14 Mar 2026 · First seen: 11 Mar 2026