CVE-2026-33421
Parse Server: LiveQuery bypasses CLP pointer permission enforcement
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Mar 24, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 19, 2026
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.53 and 9.6.0-alpha.42, Parse Server's LiveQuery WebSocket interface does not enforce Class-Level Permission (CLP) pointer permissions (readUserFields and pointerFields). Any authenticated user can subscribe to LiveQuery events and receive real-time updates for all objects in classes protected by pointer permissions, regardless of whether the pointer fields on those objects point to the subscribing user. This bypasses the intended read access control, allowing unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data that is correctly restricted via the REST API. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.53 and 9.6.0-alpha.42.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
parse-serverparse-community |
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References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-fph2-r4qg-9576
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10250
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10252
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6c3317aca6eb618ac48f999021ae3ef7766ad1ea
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/976dad109f3fe3fbd0a3a35ef62e7a5d35eb0bee
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