XSS vulnerability in GraphQL Playground
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
graphql-playground-reactnpm | < 1.7.28 | 1.7.28 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 1.7.28
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-59r9-6jp6-jcm7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41249ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/graphql/graphiql/blob/main/docs/security/2021-introspection-schema-xss.mdghsaWEB
- github.com/graphql/graphiql/security/advisories/GHSA-x4r7-m2q9-69c8ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/graphql/graphql-playground/commit/b8a956006835992f12c46b90384a79ab82bcadadghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/graphql/graphql-playground/security/advisories/GHSA-59r9-6jp6-jcm7ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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