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.12 and 8.6.38, an unauthenticated attacker can take over any user account that was created with an authentication provider that does not validate the format of the user identifier (e.g. anonymous authentication). By sending a crafted login request, the attacker can cause the server to perform a pattern-matching query instead of an exact-match lookup, allowing the attacker to match an existing user and obtain a valid session token for that user's account. Both MongoDB and PostgreSQL database backends are affected. Any Parse Server deployment that allows anonymous authentication (enabled by default) is vulnerable. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.12 and 8.6.38.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5fw2-8jcv-xh87 Parse Server: Account takeover via operator injection in authentication data identifier
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server
Vendors & Products Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.12 and 8.6.38, an unauthenticated attacker can take over any user account that was created with an authentication provider that does not validate the format of the user identifier (e.g. anonymous authentication). By sending a crafted login request, the attacker can cause the server to perform a pattern-matching query instead of an exact-match lookup, allowing the attacker to match an existing user and obtain a valid session token for that user's account. Both MongoDB and PostgreSQL database backends are affected. Any Parse Server deployment that allows anonymous authentication (enabled by default) is vulnerable. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.12 and 8.6.38.
Title Parse Server: Account takeover via operator injection in authentication data identifier
Weaknesses CWE-943
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-13T16:17:09.519Z

Reserved: 2026-03-11T14:47:05.686Z

Link: CVE-2026-32248

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-13T16:17:05.567Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-12T20:16:05.357

Modified: 2026-03-13T19:00:34.193

Link: CVE-2026-32248

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-13T09:50:09Z

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