vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-graphql: CVE-2021-31157: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 27, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 27, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
The WPGraphQL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service via field duplication in versions up to, and including, 1.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to rapidly duplicate fields and queries resulting in OOM and MySQL connection errors.
Solution
wp-graphql-plugin-cve-2021-31157
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