Parse Server affected by denial-of-service via unbounded query complexity in REST and GraphQL API
Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exhaust Parse Server resources (CPU, memory, database connections) through crafted queries that exploit the lack of complexity limits in the REST and GraphQL APIs.
All Parse Server deployments using the REST or GraphQL API are affected.
Patches
The vulnerability is fixed by introducing configurable request complexity limits via the requestComplexity server option with the following keys:
subqueryDepth: Maximum nesting depth for$inQuery,$notInQuery,$select,$dontSelectincludeDepth: Maximum depth of dot-separatedincludepathsincludeCount: Maximum number ofincludefields per querygraphQLDepth: Maximum depth of GraphQL field selectionsgraphQLFields: Maximum number of field selections in a GraphQL query
Requests using master key or maintenance key bypass these limits. Set any property to -1 to disable that specific limit.
In versions 8.6.15 and 9.5.2-alpha.2, these limits were enabled by default. This unintentionally introduced a breaking change for some applications with legitimate complex queries. In versions 8.6.46 and 9.6.0-alpha.22, the defaults were changed to -1 (disabled) to restore backwards compatibility.
The limits remain available as configuration options. To mitigate the vulnerability, upgrade to a patched version and set each requestComplexity property to a value appropriate for your application.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround.
References
- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-cmj3-wx7h-ffvg
- Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.2
- Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.15
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | parse-server | < 8.6.15, >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.2-alpha.2 | 8.6.15, 9.5.2-alpha.2 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-cmj3-wx7h-ffvg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30946
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.15
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.2
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-770- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
parse-server- Publicada
- 11.03.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cmj3-wx7h-ffvg - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: parse-server
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- Entradas en total
- 116
- Primera → última
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 17
- Alta 49
- Media 40
- Baja 10
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- 2019: 2
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 5
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 79
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