CVE-2026-31840 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Parse Server versions prior to 9.6.0-alpha.2 and 8.6.28, specifically impacting deployments utilizing a PostgreSQL database. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by injecting SQL through improper escaping of sub-field values in dot-notation queries, particularly with the 'sort' parameter. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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