Description
Parse Server versions >= 9.0.0 before 9.10.0-alpha.6 and >= 8.2.2 before 8.6.87 disclose Pointer and Relation target class names through GraphQL validation and input-coercion error messages when public schema introspection is disabled (graphQLPublicIntrospection: false, the default). Because these errors are produced before authentication, authorization, or any resolver runs, an unauthenticated client possessing only the public application ID can trigger errors on Pointer or Relation fields to reconstruct hidden schema class names, partially defeating the schema-hiding protection. Only schema metadata (class names) is exposed; no object data, credentials, or user records are disclosed.
Published: 2026-07-24
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Parse Server versions between 9.0.0 and 9.10.0‑alpha.5 and 8.2.2 and 8.6.86 expose Pointer and Relation target class names through GraphQL validation and input‑coercion error messages. The error responses are generated before authentication and resolver execution, so any user with the public application ID can trigger them to reconstruct hidden schema class names. The vulnerability maps to CWE‑209, which describes information exposure through error messages. Although no object data, credentials or user records are disclosed, the leakage of class names undermines schema‑hiding protections and could aid attackers in building a more detailed attack surface.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Parse Server (parse-community:parse-server). Version ranges affected are Parse Server 9.0.0 up to, but not including, 9.10.0‑alpha.6 and Parse Server 8.2.2 up to, but not including, 8.6.87. All deployments that use the default setting graphQLPublicIntrospection: false are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.3 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests that exploitation is currently unlikely. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is an unauthenticated client sending malformed or intentionally problematic GraphQL requests to the server’s GraphQL endpoint, causing the server to return detailed error messages that contain the target class names.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 20:24 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Parse Server to 9.10.0‑alpha.6 or later, or to 8.6.87 or later if using an 8.x release.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, restrict access to the GraphQL endpoint by firewall rules or IP whitelisting to only trusted hosts.
  • If possible, configure Parse Server to suppress detailed error output in GraphQL responses when public schema introspection is disabled, ensuring that generic error messages are returned instead.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 20:24 UTC.

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History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Parse Server versions >= 9.0.0 before 9.10.0-alpha.6 and >= 8.2.2 before 8.6.87 disclose Pointer and Relation target class names through GraphQL validation and input-coercion error messages when public schema introspection is disabled (graphQLPublicIntrospection: false, the default). Because these errors are produced before authentication, authorization, or any resolver runs, an unauthenticated client possessing only the public application ID can trigger errors on Pointer or Relation fields to reconstruct hidden schema class names, partially defeating the schema-hiding protection. Only schema metadata (class names) is exposed; no object data, credentials, or user records are disclosed.
Title Parse Server 9.0.0 Information Disclosure via GraphQL Error Messages
Weaknesses CWE-209
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Parse Community Parse Server
Parseplatform Parse-server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T01:06:20.506Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T19:22:30.643Z

Link: CVE-2026-66008

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T13:38:03.181Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-24T13:18:28.450

Modified: 2026-07-27T20:32:11.620

Link: CVE-2026-66008

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T20:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-209

    Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information