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Security checkNovember 12, 2023

graphql Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

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Medium severitynpmgraphql

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Description

Versions of the package graphql from 16.3.0 and before 16.8.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to insufficient checks in the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedRule.ts file when parsing large queries. This vulnerability allows an attacker to degrade system performance.

Note: It was not proven that this vulnerability can crash the process.

Recommendation

Update the graphql package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 16.3.0, < 16.8.1
  • Patched version(s): 16.8.1

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