#VU98137 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GraphQL Java - CVE-2024-40094
Published: October 8, 2024 / Updated: August 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98137
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40094
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
GraphQL Java
GraphQL Java
Software vendor:
GraphQL Java
GraphQL Java
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to GraphQL Java (aka graphql-java) does not properly consider ExecutableNormalizedFields (ENFs) as part of preventing denial of service via introspection queries. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v21.5
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v20.9
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v19.11
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/97743bc1b5caa2b0bd894dc8e128b47e4d771e4a
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/discussions/3641
- https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/pull/3539