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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-q3vj-96h2-gwvg)
critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438622
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. A
SQL injection vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL storage adapter when processing Increment operations
on nested object fields using dot notation (e.g., stats.counter). The amount value is interpolated
directly into the SQL query without parameterization or type validation. An attacker who can send write
requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL subqueries to read any data from the
database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. MongoDB deployments are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in
9.6.0-alpha.3 and 8.6.29. (CVE-2026-31856)
Solution
Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.29 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 438622
Version: Revision 1.7
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 3/11/2026
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.88
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31856
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Threat Score: 8
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-31856
cwe: CWE-89