Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 Denial of Service via Malicious GraphQL Query
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to overwhelm the service by crafting malicious GraphQL queries with excessive nested fields. Attackers can send repeated requests with extremely long query strings and multiple threads to consume server resources and potentially crash the GraphQL endpoint.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47713
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c963-4j6g-xhmv
References
Exploit 1
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- TI-2019-16093 graphql-engine (aka Hasura GraphQL Engine) before 1.0.0-beta.3 mishandles the audience check while verifying JWT. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-47713 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47713 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c963-4j6g-xhmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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