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.5 and 8.6.31, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL storage adapter when processing Increment operations on nested object fields using dot notation (e.g., stats.counter). The sub-key name is interpolated directly into SQL string literals without escaping. An attacker who can send write requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted sub-key name containing single quotes, potentially executing commands or reading data from the database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. Only Postgres deployments are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h | Parse Server vulnerable to SQL Injection via dot-notation sub-key name in `Increment` operation on PostgreSQL |
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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| 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.5 and 8.6.31, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL storage adapter when processing Increment operations on nested object fields using dot notation (e.g., stats.counter). The sub-key name is interpolated directly into SQL string literals without escaping. An attacker who can send write requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted sub-key name containing single quotes, potentially executing commands or reading data from the database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. Only Postgres deployments are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31. | |
| Title | Parse Server has a SQL Injection via dot-notation sub-key name in `Increment` operation on PostgreSQL | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-89 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-11T18:01:16.804Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T19:02:25.014Z
Link: CVE-2026-31871
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-11T18:16:26.663
Modified: 2026-03-11T18:16:26.663
Link: CVE-2026-31871
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