CVE-2026-30939
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 55 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.13 and 9.5.1-alpha.2, an unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by calling a Cloud Function endpoint with a prototype property name as the function name. The server recurses infinitely, causing a call stack size error that terminates the process. Other prototype property names bypass Cloud Function dispatch validation and return HTTP 200 responses, even though no such Cloud Functions are defined. The same applies to dot-notation traversal. All Parse Server deployments that expose the Cloud Function endpoint are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.13 and 9.5.1-alpha.2.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–8.8
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affected products (9)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5j86-7r7m-p8h6Parse Server has Denial of Service (DoS) and Cloud Function Dispatch Bypass via Prototype Chain Resolution2026-03-10ghsa · osvUS
### Impact An unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by calling a Cloud Function endpoint with a prototype property name as the function name. The server recurses infinitely, causing a call stack size error that terminates the process. Other prototype property names bypass Cloud Function dispatch validation and return HTTP 200 responses, even though no such Cloud Functions are defined. The same applies to dot-notation traversal. All Parse Server deployments that expose the Cloud Function endpoint are affected. ### Patches The internal handler registries for Cloud Functions, Jobs, Triggers, and Validators have been changed to prevent prototype chain properties from being resolved. ### Workarounds Place a reverse proxy or WAF in front of Parse Server and block requests to `Object.prototype` property names. ### References - GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5j86-7r7m-p8h6 - Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.2 - Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.13
- BIT-parse-2026-30939Parse Server has Denial of Service (DoS) and Cloud Function Dispatch Bypass via Prototype Chain Resolution2026-03-12vendor · osvUS
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.13 and 9.5.1, an unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by calling a Cloud Function endpoint with a prototype property name as the function name. The server recurses infinitely, causing a call stack size error that terminates the process. Other prototype property names bypass Cloud Function dispatch validation and return HTTP 200 responses, even though no such Cloud Functions are defined. The same applies to dot-notation traversal. All Parse Server deployments that expose the Cloud Function endpoint are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.13 and 9.5.1.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.13cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.2cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5j86-7r7m-p8h6cnnvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.13enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5j86-7r7m-p8h6enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.13ProductRelease Notesnvd
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