CVE-2024-27298
Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0-alpha.20.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0-alpha.20.
- Record
CVE-2024-27298- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0843
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0-alpha.20.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0843- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
ZDI-CAN-19105: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
Impact
This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database.
Patches
The algorithm to detect SQL injection has been improved.
Workarounds
None.
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.5.0 (fixed in Parse Server 6)
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/7.0.0-alpha.20 (fixed in Parse Server 7 alpha release)
Credits
- Mikhail Shcherbakov (https://twitter.com/yu5k3) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (finder)
- Ehsan Persania (remediation developer)
- Manuel Trezza (coordinator)
- Record
GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0-alpha.20.
- Record
CVE-2024-27298- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0-alpha.20.
- Record
CVE-2024-27298- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
ZDI-CAN-19105: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
Impact
This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database.
Patches
The algorithm to detect SQL injection has been improved.
Workarounds
None.
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/6.5.0 (fixed in Parse Server 6)
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/7.0.0-alpha.20 (fixed in Parse Server 7 alpha release)
Credits
- Mikhail Shcherbakov (https://twitter.com/yu5k3) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (finder)
- Ehsan Persania (remediation developer)
- Manuel Trezza (coordinator)
- Record
GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-parse-2024-27298 No score
Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
parse-server is a Parse Server for Node.js / Express. This vulnerability allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.5.0 and 7.0.0.
- Record
BIT-parse-2024-27298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
parse-servernpm |
before 6.5.0 | 6.5.0 |
parse-servernpm |
7.0.0-alpha.1 up to 7.0.0-alpha.20 | 7.0.0-alpha.20 |
parseBitnami |
before 6.5.0 | 6.5.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-27298 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Parse-community Parse-server, published March 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in parse-server 6.5.0.
References
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6927-3vr9-fxf2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27298