GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g

Aliases

Published

2026-03-06T23:25:13Z

Modified

2026-03-16T03:00:45.249170Z

Severity

6.9 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

parse-server: Malformed `$regex` query leaks database error details in API response

Details

Impact

A malformed $regex query parameter (e.g. [abc) causes the database to return a structured error object that is passed unsanitized through the API response. This leaks database internals such as error messages, error codes, code names, cluster timestamps, and topology details. The vulnerability is exploitable by any client that can send query requests, depending on the deployment's permission configuration.

Patches

The fix sanitizes database error objects so that only a generic "An internal server error occurred" message is returned to clients, while the detailed error is logged server-side. The fix respects the enableSanitizedErrorResponse server option.

Workarounds

There is no workaround other than upgrading. The error leakage occurs in the query execution layer and cannot be mitigated through server configuration or client-side changes.

Resources

GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g
Fix in Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.0-alpha.6
Fix in Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.7

Database specific

{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-06T23:25:13Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-209"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-06T21:16:17Z"
}

References

Affected packages

npm / parse-server

Package

Name: parse-server; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/parse-server

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

9.0.0

Fixed

9.5.0-alpha.6

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g.json"

npm / parse-server

Package

Name: parse-server; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/parse-server

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

8.6.7

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g/GHSA-9cp7-3q5w-j92g.json"