Parse Server: GraphQL API endpoint ignores CORS origin restriction
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.66 and 9.7.0-alpha.10, the GraphQL API endpoint does not respect the allowOrigin server option and unconditionally allows cross-origin requests from any website. This bypasses origin restrictions that operators configure to control which websites can interact with the Parse Server API. The REST API correctly enforces the configured allowOrigin restriction. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.66 and 9.7.0-alpha.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 8.6.66; 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0-alpha.10 | 8.6.66, 9.7.0-alpha.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | parse-server (npm) | 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0-alpha.10 | 9.7.0-alpha.10 | Patch available | GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c |
| — | parse-server (npm) | 3.5.0 to before 8.6.66 | 8.6.66 | Patch available | GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c |
- parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected before 8.6.66; 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0-alpha.10 Fixed in 8.6.66, 9.7.0-alpha.10 Patch available CNA
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0-alpha.10 Fixed in 9.7.0-alpha.10 Patch available GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.5.0 to before 8.6.66 Fixed in 8.6.66 Patch available GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 3.5.0 to before 8.6.66; 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha6 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha7 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha8 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 9.7.0 alpha9 | Vulnerable | parse-community |
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 3.5.0 to before 8.6.66; 9.0.0 to before 9.7.0 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha7 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha8 Vulnerable ·parse-community
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.7.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.7.0 alpha9 Vulnerable ·parse-community
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 8.6.66, 9.7.0-alpha.10
- Fix · GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c parse-server (npm) Fixed in 9.7.0-alpha.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c parse-server (npm) Fixed in 8.6.66 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c
References
Patch 5
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10334
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10335
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0347641507891d0013ec57f7c10f012064f41263
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/4dd0d3d8be1c39664c74ad10bb0abaa76bc41203
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Sources
- CVE-2026-34373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3p6-g7c4-829c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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