External Influence of Sphere Definition Affecting @apollo/gateway package, versions >=2.0.0 <2.8.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-APOLLOGATEWAY-7840416
  • published 28 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 27 Aug 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade @apollo/gateway to version 2.8.5 or higher.

Overview

@apollo/gateway is a library exporting utility functions.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Influence of Sphere Definition through the query planning process. An attacker can cause unbounded memory consumption and potential service disruption by submitting complex queries designed to exploit this flaw.

Workaround

Ensure that no fields are resolvable from multiple subgraphs.

References

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None