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Denial of service in Parse Server via unresolved file pointers

Priority LOW 36CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

Parse Server before 8.6.95 and from 9.0.0 before 9.10.2-alpha.3 does not resolve file references that lack a URL before passing objects to Cloud Code triggers and LiveQuery. This uncaught exception (CWE-248) terminates the process. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger it when public write access or sign-up is allowed on a class with Cloud Code save, find, or delete triggers or LiveQuery enabled, crashing the server or breaking later requests.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Parse Server before 8.6.95 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.2-alpha.3 does not resolve file references lacking a URL before passing objects to Cloud Code triggers and LiveQuery, causing an uncaught exception that terminates the process. Attackers able to write to a class with Cloud Code save, find, or delete triggers or LiveQuery enabled, including unauthenticated users when public write access or sign-up is allowed, can crash the server or break subsequent requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00348 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed parse-server (parse-community): 9.10.2-alpha.3, 8.6.95

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
parse-communityparse-server9.0.0 to before 9.10.2-alpha.39.10.2-alpha.3Patch availableCNA
parse-communityparse-serverbefore 8.6.958.6.95Patch availableCNA
  • parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.10.2-alpha.3 Fixed in 9.10.2-alpha.3 Patch available CNA
  • parse-server Vendorparse-community Affected before 8.6.95 Fixed in 8.6.95 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——parse-community
  • cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·parse-community

Remediation

Fixed versions are 8.6.95 for parse-server 8.x and 9.10.2-alpha.3 for parse-server 9.x.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 9.10.2-alpha.3
  • Fix · CNA parse-server (parse-community) Fixed in 8.6.95

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109301
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-rxj9-xm24-7477
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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
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