GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2
Parse Server has a LiveQuery protected-field guard bypass via array-like logical operator value
Details
### Impact
An authenticated user with `find` class-level permission can bypass the `protectedFields` class-level permission setting on LiveQuery subscriptions. By sending a subscription with a `$or`, `$and`, or `$nor` operator value as a plain object with numeric keys and a `length` property (an "array-like" object) instead of an array, the protected-field guard is bypassed. The subscription event firing acts as a binary oracle, allowing the attacker to infer whether a protected field matches a given test value.
### Patches
The fix validates that `$or`, `$and`, and `$nor` operator values are arrays in the LiveQuery subscription handler, the query depth checker, and the protected-field guard. As defense in depth, the LiveQuery query evaluator also rejects non-array values for these operators.
### Workarounds
There is no known workaround.
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Affected packages
9.0.0 Fixed in: 9.7.0-alpha.16 npm install parse-server@9.7.0-alpha.16 References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-mmg8-87c5-jrc2 [WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34595 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10350 [WEB]
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10351 [WEB]
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f63fd1a3fe0a7c1c5fe809f01b0e04759e8c9b98 [WEB]
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ffad0ec6b971ee0dd9545e1bf1fb34ddebf275c2 [WEB]
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server [PACKAGE]