CVE-2026-31856

Parse Server has a SQL injection via `Increment` operation on nested object field in PostgreSQL

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. 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 amount value is interpolated directly into the SQL query without parameterization or type validation. An attacker who can send write requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL subqueries to read any data from the database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. MongoDB deployments are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.3 and 8.6.29.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-89

Advisories

• GHSA-q3vj-96h2-gwvg — Parse Server vulnerable to SQL injection via `Increment` operation on nested object field in PostgreSQL

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-11255
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-31856

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* < 8.6.29
• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* ≥ 9.0.0 < 9.6.0
• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Affected products

References

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q3vj-96h2-gwvg
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.29
• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.3

Sources