CVE-2021-41249

Description

GraphQL Playground is a GraphQL IDE for development of graphQL focused applications. All versions of graphql-playground-react older than graphql-playground-react@1.7.28 are vulnerable to compromised HTTP schema introspection responses or schema prop values with malicious GraphQL type names, exposing a dynamic XSS attack surface that can allow code injection on operation autocomplete. In order for the attack to take place, the user must load a malicious schema in graphql-playground. There are several ways this can occur, including by specifying the URL to a malicious schema in the endpoint query parameter. If a user clicks on a link to a GraphQL Playground installation that specifies a malicious server, arbitrary JavaScript can run in the user's browser, which can be used to exfiltrate user credentials or other harmful goals. If you are using graphql-playground-react directly in your client app, upgrade to version 1.7.28 or later.

Weakness classification

• security-advisories@github.com: CWE-79
• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references

• security-advisories@github.com — Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory