Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.6 and 9.5.0-alpha.4, the readOnlyMasterKey can call POST /loginAs to obtain a valid session token for any user. This allows a read-only credential to impersonate arbitrary users with full read and write access to their data. Any Parse Server deployment that uses readOnlyMasterKey is affected. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.6 and 9.5.0-alpha.4.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
parseplatform/parse-server
9.5.0 alpha1 (3 CPE variants)
parseplatform/parse-server
< 8.6.6
Published
Mar 06, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 07, 2026