GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2
Aliases
Published
2026-04-01T00:07:39Z
Modified
2026-04-06T15:27:07.776510020Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
Parse Server has a LiveQuery protected-field guard bypass via array-like logical operator value
Details

Impact

An authenticated user with find class-level permission can bypass the protectedFields class-level permission setting on LiveQuery subscriptions. By sending a subscription with a $or, $and, or $nor operator value as a plain object with numeric keys and a length property (an "array-like" object) instead of an array, the protected-field guard is bypassed. The subscription event firing acts as a binary oracle, allowing the attacker to infer whether a protected field matches a given test value.

Patches

The fix validates that $or, $and, and $nor operator values are arrays in the LiveQuery subscription handler, the query depth checker, and the protected-field guard. As defense in depth, the LiveQuery query evaluator also rejects non-array values for these operators.

Workarounds

There is no known workaround.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-31T16:16:34Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-843"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-01T00:07:39Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / parse-server

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
9.0.0
Fixed
9.7.0-alpha.16

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2.json"

npm / parse-server

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.6.70

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2.json"