CVE-2026-33538 DetailsDescription Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52, 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. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52.
A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in Parse Server, an open-source backend framework that runs on Node.js. This issue affects versions prior to 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt service by sending authentication requests that include arbitrary, unconfigured provider names. Each unconfigured provider name triggers a database query, leading to a full collection scan on the user database, as no index exists for these providers. This exploitation can be parallelized to overwhelm database resources.
Users can upgrade to Parse Server versions 8.6.58 or 9.6.0-alpha.52 to address this vulnerability.
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Assessed Mar 24, 2026 Exploitation: NoneAutomatable: YesTechnical Impact: Partial
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Weakness Enumeration Affected Products Product Versions parseplatform parse-server < 8.6.58
>= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0
9.6.0 alpha1
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