Parse Server vulnerable to SQL Injection via dot-notation sub-key name in `Increment` operation on PostgreSQL
Impact
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.
Patches
The fix escapes single quotes in the sub-key name before interpolating it into the SQL query, preventing breakout from SQL string literals.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround.
References
- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h
- Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.5
- Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.31
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | parse-server | >= 9.0.0-alpha.1, < 9.6.0-alpha.5, < 8.6.31 | 9.6.0-alpha.5, 8.6.31 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31871
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.31
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.5
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89- Platform
- npm
- Package
parse-server- Disclosed
- 11.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: parse-server
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- Total entries
- 116
- First → latest
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 17
- High 49
- Medium 40
- Low 10
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 5
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 79
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