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Parse Server EUVDEUVD-2026-97605

| CVE-2026-109303 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-10-12 VulnCheck GHSA-pq6r-p5vh-4c89
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as a low-privileged user
  2. Exploit
    Read an object exposing a protected Relation
  3. Execution
    Issue $relatedTo count query with objectId constraint
  4. Impact
    Infer membership from returned count

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated user (PR:L) who already has read access to the object that owns a Relation field protected by identity-scoped protectedFields (authenticated, role, or per-user group rules). The attacker must craft a count query using the $relatedTo operator with an objectId constraint; the missing protectedFields enforcement on this specific count path is what leaks data. Exploitation is LIMITED to disclosing membership/size of protected Relation fields - it cannot read the underlying field contents, modify data, or affect availability - and is confined to Parse Server versions before 8.6.93 and the 9.0.0 line before 9.10.1-alpha.13. The practical impact depends on whether relation membership (e.g., private group or block-list membership) is itself confidential in the deployment.

Impact

This is a genuine but modest-severity information-disclosure issue rather than a top-tier priority. The input CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N) scores 5.3 (Medium) and is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low complexity, but requiring authentication (PR:L) and yielding only low confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability effect. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so exploitation-probability and automatability signals are absent - this is an authorization flaw (CWE-639) disclosing the size/membership of protected Relation fields, not a code-execution or full-data-exposure bug. The limited impact scope (an attacker learns whether a specific objectId is a member of a protected relation, acting as a membership oracle) means real-world risk is concentrated in deployments where relation membership itself is confidential (private groups, block lists). Because PR:L is explicitly present, exploitation is by authenticated users only. No signal here suggests widespread opportunistic exploitation; treat as a routine-priority patch, prioritized higher only where membership confidentiality is a core security property.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privilege user who can read an object issues a count query using the $relatedTo operator combined with an objectId constraint against a protectedFields-restricted Relation. Because identity-scoped protectedFields are not enforced on these count queries, the returned count (0 or 1 for a specific objectId) acts as a membership oracle, revealing whether a given user belongs to a private group or block list. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026

Authenticated users can infer the size and membership of protected Parse Server Relation fields by issuing count queries with the $relatedTo operator before 8.6.93 and in the 9.0.0 line before 9.10.1-alpha.13. The flaw bypasses identity-scoped protectedFields for authenticated, role, or per-user group rules and can act as a membership oracle when combined with an objectId constraint, leaking confidential relation membership such as private groups or block lists. The issue has a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3, requires prior read access to the owning object, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to the vendor-released patch: Parse Server 8.6.93 or 9.10.1-alpha.13 (alpha). If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict client access to count queries that use $relatedTo via Cloud Code middleware or request validation until the patch is applied; this may break legitimate relation-count functionality. Additionally, review any Relation fields whose membership is confidential (private groups, block lists) and tighten ACLs or CLPs so that only trusted clients can read the owning objects; note this reduces the attacker's prerequisite but can affect application functionality. Consult the vendor advisory at https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-rmhf-xv62-rm99 and the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-before-8.6.93-and-9.0.0-before-9.10.1-alpha.13-protectedfields-bypass-via-relation-count-query. Monitor logs for authenticated count queries containing $relatedTo with objectId constraints.

Affected VersionsENISA

parse-server 9.0.0 <9.10.1-alpha.13
parse-server 0 <8.6.93

Affected Packages

euvd parse_server fix: 8.6.93, 9.10.1-alpha.13

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Parse Server is an open-source backend framework that provides APIs for mobile and web applications, commonly backed by a database such as MongoDB. The affected component is the query engine, specifically the count query path that handles the Parse Query operator $relatedTo, which is used to query objects related to a parent object through a Relation field. Parse Server supports protectedFields, and these can be identity-scoped to authenticated users, roles, or per-user groups. For normal queries, these rules hide protected fields, but the count path for $relatedTo does not enforce them, allowing an authenticated user who can already read the owning object to count related objects. The root cause maps to CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key): the objectId supplied in the $relatedTo constraint is used as a membership oracle without authorization checks for the related protected field. This is an information-disclosure issue limited to relation size and membership; it does not expose underlying field contents, modify data, or affect availability. Affected CPE entries include cpe:2.3:a:parse-community:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* for both affected version streams.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable count query at low complexity but requires an authenticated readable object (PR:L); only membership metadata leaks, so C:L and I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 12, 2026 - 18:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Parse Server before 8.6.93 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.1-alpha.13 does not enforce identity-scoped protectedFields (authenticated, role, or per-user groups) on count queries using the $relatedTo operator, exposing the size of protected Relation fields. An authenticated user who can read the owning object can combine counts with an objectId constraint as a membership oracle to reveal confidential memberships such as private groups or block lists.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source backend-as-a-service, common but not ubiquitous in production
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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