Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior o 9.5.2-alpha.10 and 8.6.23, Parse Server's rate limiting middleware is applied at the Express middleware layer, but the batch request endpoint (/batch) processes sub-requests internally by routing them directly through the Promise router, bypassing Express middleware including rate limiting. An attacker can bundle multiple requests targeting a rate-limited endpoint into a single batch request to circumvent the configured rate limit. Any Parse Server deployment that relies on the built-in rate limiting feature is affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.10 and 8.6.23.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-799
Status
published
Products (3)
npm/parse-server
9.0.0-alpha.1 - 9.5.2-alpha.10npm
parseplatform/parse-server
9.5.2 alpha1 (9 CPE variants)
parseplatform/parse-server
< 8.6.23
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 11, 2026