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8.3
Parse Server: Unauthenticated access to password reset and email verification tokens
GHSA-vgjh-hmwf-c588
CVE-2026-30941
GHSA-vgjh-hmwf-c588
Summary
If you're using Parse Server with MongoDB for password reset or email verification, a hacker could potentially access sensitive user information without needing a password. This is because the system doesn't properly check the type of data being input, allowing a malicious user to inject unauthorized commands. To fix this, the latest version of Parse Server should be installed, which includes a security update that adds proper input validation.
What to do
- Update parse-server to version 9.5.2-alpha.1.
- Update parse-server to version 8.6.14.
- Update parse to version 9.5.2.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | parse-server | > 9.0.0 , <= 9.5.2-alpha.1 | 9.5.2-alpha.1 |
| – | parse-server | <= 8.6.14 | 8.6.14 |
| parseplatform | parse-server | <= 8.6.14 | – |
| parseplatform | parse-server | > 9.0.0 , <= 9.5.2 | – |
| – | parse | > 9.0.0 , <= 9.5.2 | 9.5.2 |
Original title
Parse Server has a NoSQL injection via token type in password reset and email verification endpoints
Original description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.14 and 9.5.2-alpha.1, NoSQL injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject MongoDB query operators via the token field in the password reset and email verification resend endpoints. The token value is passed to database queries without type validation and can be used to extract password reset and email verification tokens. Any Parse Server deployment using MongoDB with email verification or password reset enabled is affected. When emailVerifyTokenReuseIfValid is configured, the email verification token can be fully extracted and used to verify a user's email address without inbox access. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.14 and 9.5.2-alpha.1.
ghsa CVSS4.0
8.7
Vulnerability type
CWE-943
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vgjh-hm...
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30941
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.14
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgjh-hmwf-c588
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server Product
Published: 11 Mar 2026 · Updated: 14 Mar 2026 · First seen: 11 Mar 2026