GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp
Parse Server has denylist `requestKeywordDenylist` keyword scan bypass through nested object placement
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-30938
- Aliases
- BIT-parse-2026-30938
- CVSS_V4
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
### Impact The `requestKeywordDenylist` security control can be bypassed by placing any nested object or array before a prohibited keyword in the request payload. This is caused by a logic bug that stops scanning sibling keys after encountering the first nested value. Any custom `requestKeywordDenylist` entries configured by the developer are equally by-passable using the same technique. All Parse Server deployments are affected. The `requestKeywordDenylist` is enabled by default. ### Patches The fix replaces the recursive object scanner with an iterative stack-based traversal that processes all nested values without prematurely exiting the scan loop. This also eliminates a potential stack overflow on deeply nested payloads. ### Workarounds Use a Cloud Code `beforeSave` trigger to validate incoming data for prohibited keywords across all classes. ### References - GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp - Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.1 - Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.12
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · parse-server | introduced 0, fixed 8.6.12 |
| npm · parse-server | introduced 9.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 9.5.1-alpha.1 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q342-9w2p-57fp WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30938 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server PACKAGE
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.12 WEB
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.1-alpha.1 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |