Parse Server: Server option routeAllowList is bypassable through batch sub-requests
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. From version 9.8.0 to before version 9.9.1-alpha.3, the routeAllowList server option restricts external client access to a configured list of REST API routes. The check is only enforced as Express middleware against the outer HTTP request URL, so the /batch handler dispatches each sub-request to the internal router without re-running the allow-list check. An external caller whose outer route matches batch can issue batch sub-requests to any REST API route that the operator omitted from the allow-list. Authentication, ACL, CLP, and other inner-route authorization controls still apply — only the operator-configured route firewall is bypassed. This issue has been patched in version 9.9.1-alpha.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | 9.8.0 to before 9.9.1-alpha.3 | 9.9.1-alpha.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | parse-server (npm) | 9.8.0 to before 9.9.1-alpha.3 | 9.9.1-alpha.3 | Patch available | GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr |
- parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected 9.8.0 to before 9.9.1-alpha.3 Fixed in 9.9.1-alpha.3 Patch available CNA
- parse-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 9.8.0 to before 9.9.1-alpha.3 Fixed in 9.9.1-alpha.3 Patch available GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | parse-community |
- cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·parse-community
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 9.9.1-alpha.3
- Fix · GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr parse-server (npm) Fixed in 9.9.1-alpha.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr
References
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-2024-26265 ZDI-CAN-23894: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-50008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p84r-h6rx-f2xr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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