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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2026-31871 json

Parse Server has a SQL Injection via dot-notation sub-key name in `Increment` operation on PostgreSQL

published 2026-03-11 8 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-parse-2026-31871 , EUVD-2026-11277 , GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
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 to 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL storage adapter when processing Increment operations on nested object fields using dot notation (e.g., stats.counter). The sub-key name is interpolated directly into SQL string literals without escaping. An attacker who can send write requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted sub-key name containing single quotes, potentially executing commands or reading data from the database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. Only Postgres deployments are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31.

Patch / fix

  • npm parse-server 8.6.31, 9.6.0-alpha.5
  • bitnami parse 8.6.31, 9.6.0
  • parseplatform parse-server 8.6.31, 9.6.0-alpha.5
  • parseplatform parse_server 8.6.31, 9.6.0-alpha.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 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
CNA 4.0 9.3 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/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 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm parse-server
>=9.0.0-alpha.1, <9.6.0-alpha.5
<8.6.31
9.6.0-alpha.5
8.6.31
bitnami parse
<8.6.31
>=9.0.0, <9.6.0
8.6.31
9.6.0

Affected products

  • parse-community parse-server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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