Parse Server has a NoSQL injection via token type in password reset and email verification endpoints

CVE-2026-30941 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

Impact

A NoSQL injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject MongoDB query operators via the token field in the password reset and email verification resend endpoints. The token value is passed to database queries without type validation and can be used to extract password reset and email verification tokens.

Any Parse Server deployment using MongoDB with email verification or password reset enabled is affected. When emailVerifyTokenReuseIfValid is configured, the email verification token can be fully extracted and used to verify a user's email address without inbox access.

Patches

Patches

The vulnerability is fixed by adding input type validation at the endpoint level.

Workarounds

There is no known workaround.

References

  • GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-vgjh-hmwf-c588
  • Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.1
  • Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.14

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory
Open repository advisory ↗
Source code
Browse source ↗
Published (advisory)
2026-03-11 00:16:26 UTC
Updated
2026-03-11 00:16:28 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-03-11 00:16:26 UTC
NVD published
2026-03-10

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.06% 17.77%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
8.7 4.0 —
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 Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H)
High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-vgjh-hmwf-c588 ↗
CVE CVE-2026-30941 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-943 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

Credits

  • 0xkakash1 (reporter)
  • mtrezza (coordinator)

Affected packages (2)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
npm parse-server >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.2-alpha.1 9.5.2-alpha.1 —
npm parse-server < 8.6.14 8.6.14 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence