GHSA-8cph-rgr4-g5vj
Parse Server's GraphQL "Did you mean ...?" validation suggestions disclose schema to unauthenticated callers
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | parse-server | >= 9.0.0, < 9.9.1-alpha.2 | 9.9.1-alpha.2 |
| npm | parse-server | < 8.6.78 | 8.6.78 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Parse Server's GraphQL endpoint discloses schema metadata to unauthenticated callers through `Did you mean ...?` suggestions embedded in GraphQL validation-error messages. An unauthenticated caller who knows only the public application id can iteratively send malformed queries to reconstruct class names, field names, argument names, mutation names, and input-object fields. This bypasses the `IntrospectionControlPlugin` enforced when `graphQLPublicIntrospection: false` (the default) and defeats the schema-hiding goal of prior advisories GHSA-48q3-prgv-gm4w and GHSA-q5q9-2rhp-33qw. Schema disclosure aids reconnaissance for downstream authorization probing but does not by itself leak object data or authentication material.
### Patches
A new `SchemaSuggestionsControlPlugin` Apollo plugin strips the `Did you mean ...?` suffix from GraphQL validation-error messages during `validationDidStart`, which runs before any introspection gate. The plugin applies only when `graphQLPublicIntrospection: false` and the caller is not a master-key or maintenance-key holder, matching the trust model of the existing `IntrospectionControlPlugin`.
### Workarounds
No code workaround is available short of disabling the GraphQL API (`mountGraphQL: false`). Operators who require disclosure-resistant validation errors should upgrade to a patched release.
### Resources
- GitHub security advisory: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8cph-rgr4-g5vj
- Fix Parse Server 9: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10467
- Fix Parse Server 8: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10468
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-8cph-rgr4-g5vj
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47248
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10467
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10468
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server