CVE-2023-26144 (GCVE-0-2023-26144)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-20 05:00 – Updated: 2024-09-24 20:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-24 20:32 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Denial of Service (DoS)
Assigner
References
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