Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 Local File Read via SQL Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows attackers to access system files through SQL injection in the query endpoint. Attackers can exploit the pg_read_file() PostgreSQL function by crafting malicious SQL queries to read arbitrary files on the server.
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-2021-47714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rghc-mxjc-cmxr
References
Exploit 1
More Hasura Graphql Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-22365 Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 - Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-22330 Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 Denial of Service via Malicious GraphQL Query CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-23138 Hasura GraphQL Engine before 2.15.2 mishandles row-level authorization in the Update Many… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12298 Unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in Hasura GraphQL Engine CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-22332 Hasura GraphQL 1.3.3 Server-Side Request Forgery via Remote Schema Injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- 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-2021-47714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rghc-mxjc-cmxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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