Medium severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-31868
Parse Server has Stored XSS via file upload of HTML-renderable file types
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.4 and 8.6.30, an attacker can upload a file with a file extension or content type that is not blocked by the default configuration of the Parse Server fileUpload.fileExtensions option. The file can contain malicious code, for example JavaScript in an SVG or XHTML file. When the file is accessed via its URL, the browser renders the file and executes the malicious code in the context of the Parse Server domain. This is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited to steal session tokens, redirect users, or perform actions on behalf of other users. Affected file extensions and content types include .svgz, .xht, .xml, .xsl, .xslt, and content types application/xhtml+xml and application/xslt+xml for extensionless uploads. Uploading of .html, .htm, .shtml, .xhtml, and .svg files was already blocked. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.4 and 8.6.30.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
parse-server · parse-community
>= 9.0.0 < 9.6.0-alpha.4; < 8.6.30 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31868
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31868
Product
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.30
Product
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.4
Mitigation
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-v5hf-f4c3-m5rv
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