5.3

CVE-2021-31157: wordpress wp-graphql Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumPublished
Published 27-04-2021Last modified 22-01-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-31157 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in wordpress wp-graphql. Fixed in 1.3.6.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-01-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • wp-graphql≤ 1.3.5 (fixed in 1.3.6)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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