# CVE-2024-39309: ZDI-CAN-23894: Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

- Also known as: GHSA-C2HR-CQG6-8J6R, BIT-PARSE-2024-39309
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 6.5.7, 7.1.0
- Published: 2024-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- parse-community parse-server: fixed in 6.5.7; from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.1.0
- parse-server (npm): fixed in 6.5.7
- parse-server (npm): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.1.0

## Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. A vulnerability in versions prior to 6.5.7 and 7.1.0 allows SQL injection when Parse Server is configured to use the PostgreSQL database. The algorithm to detect SQL injection has been improved in versions 6.5.7 and 7.1.0. No known workarounds are available.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on parse-community parse-server, parse-server, upgrade to a fixed version (6.5.7, 7.1.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-c2hr-cqg6-8j6r
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9167
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9168
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2edf1e4c0363af01e97a7fbc97694f851b7d1ff3
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f332d54577608c5ad927255e06d8c694e2e0ff5b
- https://github.com/HeavyGhost-le/POC_SQL_injection_in_Parse_Server_prior_6.5.7_-_7.1.0

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