CVE-2026-30972 json
Parse Server has a rate limit bypass via batch request endpoint
published 2026-03-10 8 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-parse-2026-30972 , EUVD-2026-10886 , GHSA-775h-3xrc-c228
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior o 9.5.2-alpha.10 and 8.6.23, Parse Server's rate limiting middleware is applied at the Express middleware layer, but the batch request endpoint (/batch) processes sub-requests internally by routing them directly through the Promise router, bypassing Express middleware including rate limiting. An attacker can bundle multiple requests targeting a rate-limited endpoint into a single batch request to circumvent the configured rate limit. Any Parse Server deployment that relies on the built-in rate limiting feature is affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.10 and 8.6.23.
Patch / fix
- npm parse-server 8.6.23, 9.5.2-alpha.10
- bitnami parse 8.6.23, 9.5.2
- parseplatform parse-server 8.6.23, 9.5.2-alpha.10
- parseplatform parse_server 8.6.23, 9.5.2-alpha.10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | >=9.0.0-alpha.1, <9.5.2-alpha.10 <8.6.23 |
9.5.2-alpha.10 8.6.23 |
| bitnami | parse | <8.6.23 >=9.0.0, <9.5.2 |
8.6.23 9.5.2 |
Affected products
- parse-community parse-server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-799 Improper Control of Interaction Frequency
References
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-775h-3xrc-c228
web, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.23
web, product, release-notes, article
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.10
web, product, release-notes, article
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30972
advisory, web
-
github.com
/parse-community/parse-server
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-30972
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-775h-3xrc-c228
- NVD CVE-2026-30972
- OSV BIT-parse-2026-30972
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