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SCA: security update for parse-server (GHSA-w54v-hf9p-8856)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438670
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.
Prior to 8.6.34 and 9.6.0-alpha.8, the email verification endpoint (/verificationEmailRequest) returns
distinct error responses depending on whether an email address belongs to an existing user, is already
verified, or does not exist. An attacker can send requests with different email addresses and observe the
error codes to determine which email addresses are registered in the application. This is a user
enumeration vulnerability that affects any Parse Server deployment with email verification enabled
(verifyUserEmails: true). This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.34 and 9.6.0-alpha.8. (CVE-2026-31901)
Solution
Update the parse-server library and its related packages to version 8.6.34 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 438670
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 3/12/2026
Updated: 6/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.2
Percentile: 0.01
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31901
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Threat Score: 1.7
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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-2026-31901
cwe: CWE-204