Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.6 and 8.6.32, the protectedFields class-level permission (CLP) can be bypassed using dot-notation in query WHERE clauses and sort parameters. An attacker can use dot-notation to query or sort by sub-fields of a protected field, enabling a binary oracle attack to enumerate protected field values. This affects both MongoDB and PostgreSQL deployments. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.6 and 8.6.32.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r2m8-pxm9-9c4g Parse Server has a protected fields bypass via dot-notation in query and sort
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.6 and 8.6.32, the protectedFields class-level permission (CLP) can be bypassed using dot-notation in query WHERE clauses and sort parameters. An attacker can use dot-notation to query or sort by sub-fields of a protected field, enabling a binary oracle attack to enumerate protected field values. This affects both MongoDB and PostgreSQL deployments. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.6 and 8.6.32.
Title Parse Server has a protected fields bypass via dot-notation in query and sort
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T18:02:57.039Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T19:02:25.014Z

Link: CVE-2026-31872

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-11T18:16:26.830

Modified: 2026-03-11T18:16:26.830

Link: CVE-2026-31872

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