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GHSA-8cph-rgr4-g5vj

MediumCVSS 6.9 / 10

Published May 29, 2026·Last modified May 29, 2026

Affected Components(2)

parse-server

9.0.0 – 9.9.1-alpha.2

parse-server

< 8.6.78

Description

Impact

Parse Server's GraphQL endpoint discloses schema metadata to unauthenticated callers through Did you mean ...? suggestions embedded in GraphQL validation-error messages. An unauthenticated caller who knows only the public application id can iteratively send malformed queries to reconstruct class names, field names, argument names, mutation names, and input-object fields. This bypasses the IntrospectionControlPlugin enforced when graphQLPublicIntrospection: false (the default) and defeats the schema-hiding goal of prior advisories GHSA-48q3-prgv-gm4w and GHSA-q5q9-2rhp-33qw. Schema disclosure aids reconnaissance for downstream authorization probing but does not by itself leak object data or authentication material.

Patches

A new SchemaSuggestionsControlPlugin Apollo plugin strips the Did you mean ...? suffix from GraphQL validation-error messages during validationDidStart, which runs before any introspection gate. The plugin applies only when graphQLPublicIntrospection: false and the caller is not a master-key or maintenance-key holder, matching the trust model of the existing IntrospectionControlPlugin.

Workarounds

No code workaround is available short of disabling the GraphQL API (mountGraphQL: false). Operators who require disclosure-resistant validation errors should upgrade to a patched release.

Resources

GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8cph-rgr4-g5vj
Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10467
Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10468

Risk Scores

Base Score

6.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence

2.7

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS

N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit

Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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