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GHSA-733V-P3H5-QPQ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-25 15:14 – Updated: 2025-04-29 16:45
VLAI
Summary
GraphQL Armor Cost-Limit Plugin Bypass via Introspection Query Obfuscation
Details

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:

    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

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

    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

query  {
  ...__schema
}

fragment __schema on Query {
  books {
    title
    author
  }
}
query __schema {
  books {
    title
    author
  }
}

Impact

Applications using GraphQL Armor Cost Limit plugin with ignoreIntrospection enabled.

Fix:

Fixed on 772. A quick patch would be to set ignoreIntrospection to false.

Show details on source website

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@escape.tech/graphql-armor-cost-limit"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-25T15:14:36Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nA 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`.\n\n### Details\nAt the start of the `computeComplexity` function, we have the following check for `ignoreIntrospection` option:\n\n```ts\n    if (this.config.ignoreIntrospection \u0026\u0026 \u0027name\u0027 in node \u0026\u0026 node.name?.value === \u0027__schema\u0027) {\n      return 0;\n    }\n```\n\nHowever, the `node` can be `FieldNode | FragmentDefinitionNode | InlineFragmentNode | OperationDefinitionNode | FragmentSpreadNode`\n\nSo, for example, sending the following query\n\n```gql\nquery hello {\n  books {\n    title\n  }\n}\n```\n\nwould create an `OperationDefinitionNode` with `node.name.value == \u0027hello\u0027`\n\nThe proper way to handle this would be to check for the `__schema` field, which would create a `FieldNode`.\n\nThe fix is\n\n```ts\n    if (\n      this.config.ignoreIntrospection \u0026\u0026\n      \u0027name\u0027 in node \u0026\u0026\n      node.name?.value === \u0027__schema\u0027 \u0026\u0026\n      node.kind === Kind.FIELD\n    ) {\n      return 0;\n    }\n```\n\nto assert that the node must be a `FieldNode`\n\n### PoC\n```gql\nquery  {\n  ...__schema\n}\n\nfragment __schema on Query {\n  books {\n    title\n    author\n  }\n}\n```\n\n```gql\nquery __schema {\n  books {\n    title\n    author\n  }\n}\n```\n\n### Impact\nApplications using GraphQL Armor Cost Limit plugin with `ignoreIntrospection` enabled.\n\n### Fix:\nFixed on [772](https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor/pull/772). A quick patch would be to set `ignoreIntrospection` to false.",
  "id": "GHSA-733v-p3h5-qpq7",
  "modified": "2025-04-29T16:45:56Z",
  "published": "2025-04-25T15:14:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor/security/advisories/GHSA-733v-p3h5-qpq7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor/pull/772"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor/commit/5a329541cf32a359ee1f69748738f91231b26eba"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/Escape-Technologies/graphql-armor"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GraphQL Armor Cost-Limit Plugin Bypass via Introspection Query Obfuscation"
}



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