CVE-2023-40180: Silverstripe GraphQL has DDOS Vulnerability due to lack of protection against recursive queries

high Affects silverstripe/graphql. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

Silverstripe GraphQL has DDOS Vulnerability due to lack of protection against recursive queries

Package
silverstripe/graphql Composer
Affected versions
>=3.0.0 and <3.8.2 or >=4.0.0 and <4.1.3 or >=4.2.0 and <4.2.5 or >=4.3.0 and <4.3.4 or >=5.0.0 and <5.0.3
Fixed in
3.8.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.5, 4.3.4, 5.0.3
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (66.2th percentile)
Published
2023-10-17
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-400
NVD recordsilverstripe/graphql advisories

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