GHSA-733v-p3h5-qpq7

GHSA-733v-p3h5-qpq7 · GraphQL Armor Cost-Limit Plugin Bypass via Introspection Query Obfuscation

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### Summary A query cost restriction using the `cost-limit` can be bypassed if `ignoreIntrospection` is enabled (which is the default configuration) by naming your query/fragment `__schema`. ### Details At the start of the `computeComplexity` function, we have the following check for `ignoreIntrospection` option: ```ts if (this.config.ignoreIntrospection && 'name' in node && node.name?.value === '__schema') { return 0; } ``` However, the `node` can be `FieldNode | FragmentDefinitionNode | InlineFragmentNode | OperationDefinitionNode | FragmentSpreadNode` So, for example, sending the following query ```gql query hello { books { title } } ``` would create an `OperationDefinitionNode` with `node.name.value == 'hello'` The proper way to handle this would be to check for the `__schema` field, which would create a `FieldNode`. The fix is ```ts if ( this.config.ignoreIntrospection && 'name' in node && node.name?.value === '__schema' && node.kind === Kind.FIELD ) { return 0; } ``` to assert that the node must be a `FieldNode` ### PoC ```gql query { ...__schema } fragment __schema on Query { books { title author } } ``` ```gql query __schema { books { title author } } ``` ### Impact Applications using GraphQL Armor Cost Limit plugin with `ignoreIntrospection` enabled. ### Fix: Fixed on [772](https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor/pull/772). A quick patch would be to set `ignoreIntrospection` to false.

CVSS 5.3 · Medium · Fix available

Published

2025-04-25T15:14:36Z

Updated

2025-04-29T16:45:56Z

Stack: node

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