CVE-2026-33498 | parse-community parse-server up to 8.6.54/9.6.0-alpha.43 HTTP Request recursion (GHSA-9fjp-q3c4-6w3j)

VDB-352841 · CVE-2026-33498 · GHSA-9FJP-Q3C4-6W3J PARSE-COMMUNITY PARSE-SERVER UP TO 8.6.54/9.6.0-ALPHA.43 HTTP REQUEST RECURSION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.1 $0-$5k 1.15+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in parse-community parse-server up to 8.6.54/9.6.0-alpha.43. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-33498. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in parse-community parse-server up to 8.6.54/9.6.0-alpha.43 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is: Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, an attacker can send an unauthenticated HTTP request with a deeply nested query containing logical operators to permanently hang the Parse Server process. The server becomes completely unresponsive and must be manually restarted. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2026-32944. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33498 since 03/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue. Upgrading to version 8.6.55 or 9.6.0-alpha.44 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2581b5426047ce9cbcd3d9c0e8379e9c30e23ab5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Vendor parse-community Name parse-server Version 8.6.0 8.6.1 8.6.2 8.6.3 8.6.4 8.6.5 8.6.6 8.6.7 8.6.8 8.6.9 8.6.10 8.6.11 8.6.12 8.6.13 8.6.14 8.6.15 8.6.16 8.6.17 8.6.18 8.6.19 8.6.20 8.6.21 8.6.22 8.6.23 8.6.24 8.6.25 8.6.26 8.6.27 8.6.28 8.6.29 8.6.30 8.6.31 8.6.32 8.6.33 8.6.34 8.6.35 8.6.36 8.6.37 8.6.38 8.6.39 8.6.40 8.6.41 8.6.42 8.6.43 8.6.44 8.6.45 8.6.46 8.6.47 8.6.48 8.6.49 8.6.50 8.6.51 8.6.52 8.6.53 8.6.54 9.6.0-alpha.0 9.6.0-alpha.1 9.6.0-alpha.2 9.6.0-alpha.3 9.6.0-alpha.4 9.6.0-alpha.5 9.6.0-alpha.6 9.6.0-alpha.7 9.6.0-alpha.8 9.6.0-alpha.9 9.6.0-alpha.10 9.6.0-alpha.11 9.6.0-alpha.12 9.6.0-alpha.13 9.6.0-alpha.14 9.6.0-alpha.15 9.6.0-alpha.16 9.6.0-alpha.17 9.6.0-alpha.18 9.6.0-alpha.19 9.6.0-alpha.20 9.6.0-alpha.21 9.6.0-alpha.22 9.6.0-alpha.23 9.6.0-alpha.24 9.6.0-alpha.25 9.6.0-alpha.26 9.6.0-alpha.27 9.6.0-alpha.28 9.6.0-alpha.29 9.6.0-alpha.30 9.6.0-alpha.31 9.6.0-alpha.32 9.6.0-alpha.33 9.6.0-alpha.34 9.6.0-alpha.35 9.6.0-alpha.36 9.6.0-alpha.37 9.6.0-alpha.38 9.6.0-alpha.39 9.6.0-alpha.40 9.6.0-alpha.41 9.6.0-alpha.42 9.6.0-alpha.43 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Recursion CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: parse-server 8.6.55/9.6.0-alpha.44 Patch: 2581b5426047ce9cbcd3d9c0e8379e9c30e23ab5 Timelineinfo 03/20/2026 CVE reserved 03/24/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed 03/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-9fjp-q3c4-6w3j Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-33498 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33498 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352841 Entryinfo Created: 03/24/2026 20:49 Changes: 03/24/2026 20:49 (69) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:1E3:101 Discussion No comments yet. 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