Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting @escape.tech/graphql-armor package, versions <3.1.5
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- published7 May 2025
- disclosed25 Apr 2025
- creditMohamed Mongi
Introduced: 25 Apr 2025
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-770 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @escape.tech/graphql-armor to version 3.1.5 or higher.
Overview
@escape.tech/graphql-armor is a Dead-simple, yet highly customizable security middleware for Apollo GraphQL servers shield
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the computeComplexity function due to an insufficient check within the ignoreIntrospection option, which is enabled by default. This allows an attacker to bypass a cost restriction by naming a query or a fragment using __schema
Workaround
Users who are enabled to upgrade to the fixed version are advised to set the ignoreIntrospection option to false.
PoC
query {
...__schema
}
fragment __schema on Query {
books {
title
author
}
}
query __schema {
books {
title
author
}
}