ZDI-CAN-23894: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-288Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-288 and CWE-89.
Summary
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. A vulnerability in versions prior to 6.5.7 and 7.1.0 allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The algorithm to detect SQL injection has been improved in versions 6.5.7 and 7.1.0. No known workarounds are available.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.20171 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed parse-server (parse-community): 6.5.7, 7.1.0parse-server (npm): 6.5.7, 7.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parse-community | parse-server | before 6.5.7; 7.0.0 to before 7.1.0 | 6.5.7, 7.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | parse-server (npm) | before 6.5.7 | 6.5.7 | Patch available | GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r |
| — | parse-server (npm) | 7.0.0 to before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r |
- parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected before 6.5.7; 7.0.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 6.5.7, 7.1.0 Patch available CNA
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 6.5.7 Fixed in 6.5.7 Patch available GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parse_community:parse_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:parse_community:parse_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 6.5.7, 7.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r parse-server (npm) Fixed in 6.5.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r parse-server (npm) Fixed in 7.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9167
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9168
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2edf1e4c0363af01e97a7fbc97694f851b7d1ff3
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f332d54577608c5ad927255e06d8c694e2e0ff5b
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
More parse-community vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08574 Command Injection in Parse server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-18136 Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-18768 Parse Server vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via prototype pollution in MongoDB BSON parser CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31550 Parse Server's custom object ID allows to acquire role privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-35510 parse is a package designed to parse JavaScript SDK. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-18316 Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-39309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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