GHSA-QPR4-JRJ4-6F27

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-10 18:25 – Updated: 2026-03-11 20:44
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Summary
Parse Server: SQL injection via dot-notation field name in PostgreSQL
Details

Impact

An attacker can use a dot-notation field name in combination with the sort query parameter to inject SQL into the PostgreSQL database through an improper escaping of sub-field values in dot-notation queries. The vulnerability may also affect queries that use dot-notation field names with the distinct and where query parameters.

This vulnerability only affects deployments using a PostgreSQL database.

Patches

The fix escapes characters in dot-notation sub-field values that could allow a SQL breakout.

Workarounds

There is no known workaround.

References

  • GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-jrj4-6f27
  • Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.2
  • Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.28
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
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
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  "details": "### Impact\n\nAn attacker can use a dot-notation field name in combination with the `sort` query parameter to inject SQL into the PostgreSQL database through an improper escaping of sub-field values in dot-notation queries. The vulnerability may also affect queries that use dot-notation field names with the `distinct` and `where` query parameters.\n\nThis vulnerability only affects deployments using a PostgreSQL database.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe fix escapes characters in dot-notation sub-field values that could allow a SQL breakout.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no known workaround.\n\n### References\n\n- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-jrj4-6f27\n- Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.2\n- Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.28",
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  "modified": "2026-03-11T20:44:07Z",
  "published": "2026-03-10T18:25:27Z",
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