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CVE-2026-30938
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.12 and 9.5.1-alpha.1, the requestKeywordDenylist security control can be bypassed by placing any nested object or array before a prohibited keyword in the request payload. This is caused by a logic bug that stops scanning sibling keys after encountering the first nested value. Any custom requestKeywordDenylist entries configured by the developer are equally by-passable using the s
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"parse-server","vendor":"parse-community","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 8.6.12"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 9.0.0 < 9.5.1-alpha.1"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3390a9388d9e0e64304ccb8fc694a6e87ddeb144dc24fd5964c97e3f56d19be · sha256:7b4d4fd2c7c969d4… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-693","description":"CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3390a9388d9e0e64304ccb8fc694a6e87ddeb144dc24fd5964c97e3f56d19be · sha256:7b4d4fd2c7c969d4… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.12","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.12"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3390a9388d9e0e64304ccb8fc694a6e87ddeb144dc24fd5964c97e3f56d19be · sha256:7b4d4fd2c7c969d4… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3390a9388d9e0e64304ccb8fc694a6e87ddeb144dc24fd5964c97e3f56d19be · sha256:7b4d4fd2c7c969d4… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3390a9388d9e0e64304ccb8fc694a6e87ddeb144dc24fd5964c97e3f56d19be · sha256:7b4d4fd2c7c969d4… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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