# CVE-2023-26144: Versions of the package graphql from 16.3.0 and before 16.8.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to insufficient checks in the Ov

- Also known as: GHSA-9PV7-VFVM-6VR7
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 16.8.1
- Published: 2023-09-20 · Updated: 2024-09-24

## Affected

- n/a graphql: from 16.3.0, fixed in 16.8.1
- graphql (npm): from 16.3.0, fixed in 16.8.1

## Description

Versions of the package graphql from 16.3.0 and before 16.8.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to insufficient checks in the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedRule.ts file when parsing large queries. This vulnerability allows an attacker to degrade system performance. **Note:** It was not proven that this vulnerability can crash the process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a graphql, graphql, upgrade to a fixed version (16.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRAPHQL-5905181
- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/pull/3972
- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/issues/3955
- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/commit/f94b511386c7e47bd0380dcd56553dc063320226
- https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/releases/tag/v16.8.1
- https://github.com/tadhglewis/apollo-koa-minimal

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