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CVE-2026-31840
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.2 and 8.6.28, an attacker can use a dot-notation field name in combination with the sort query parameter to inject SQL into the PostgreSQL database through an improper escaping of sub-field values in dot-notation queries. The vulnerability may also affect queries that use dot-notation field names with the distinct and where query parameters. This vulnerability only affects
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":">= 9.0.0 < 9.6.0-alpha.2"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 8.6.28"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":9.3,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","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:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-89","description":"CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.28","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.28"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.2"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-jrj4-6f27","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-jrj4-6f27"}
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Attribution and limitations
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