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CVE-2026-33538: Parse Server: Denial of Service via unindexed database query for unconfigured auth providers

March 24, 2026

An unauthenticated attacker can cause Denial of Service by sending authentication requests with arbitrary, unconfigured provider names. The server executes a database query for each unconfigured provider before rejecting the request, and since no database index exists for unconfigured providers, each request triggers a full collection scan on the user database. This can be parallelized to saturate database resources.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4cf-xj29-wqqr
  • github.com/parse-community/parse-server
  • github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10270
  • github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10271
  • github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-g4cf-xj29-wqqr
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33538

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Affected versions

All versions before 8.6.58, all versions starting from 9.0.0 before 9.6.0-alpha.52

Fixed versions

  • 9.6.0-alpha.52
  • 8.6.58

Solution

Upgrade to versions 8.6.58, 9.6.0-alpha.52 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

npm/parse-server/CVE-2026-33538.yml

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