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CVE-2024-40094

Severity5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed in19.11, 20.9, 21.5
WeaknessCWE-770
Published30 Jul 2024
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

GraphQL Java (aka graphql-java) before 21.5 does not properly consider ExecutableNormalizedFields (ENFs) as part of preventing denial of service via introspection queries. 20.9 and 19.11 are also fixed versions.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
  • EPSS 0.95% chance in 30 days

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
GitHub PoC This script exploits the CVE-2024-40094 vulnerability in graphql-java 3 2025-01-17

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: graphql-java/graphql-java 97743bc.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory
Finding This CVE is MEDIUM severity, is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, has no public exploit or PoC in any indexed source, carries no CISA Vulnrichment finding of a demonstrated exploit, and is not part of an Oracle Critical Patch Update. None of the signals that would put it in front of an engineer is present, and the volume of CVEs below that bar is too great to take one at a time, so no rule is written for it. This is a decision about what we act on, not a finding that the CVE is harmless — a patch may well be derivable, and a low-severity defect can still be one link in a longer chain.
Candidate fix https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/97743bc1b5caa2b0bd894dc8e128b47e4d771e4a : a commit: the change itself

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
com.graphql-java:graphql-java 0 19.11 unbounded
com.graphql-java:graphql-java 20.0 20.9 unbounded
com.graphql-java:graphql-java 21.0 21.5 unbounded

Products and versions

1 product, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv com.graphql-java graphql-java generic < 19.11 · ≥ 20.0 and < 20.9 · ≥ 21.0 and < 21.5

References

URLTags
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/97743bc1b5caa2b0bd894dc8e128b47e4d771e4a commit
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/pull/3539 WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/16c159111507ef04d7e1839b2c23281d90c42b2b WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/469caf6ee600ab6709ad5e8a06f371fe2ef3b8dd WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/commit/fc6f304e66cab18b6d06a80c7009524938939a03 WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/discussions/3641 WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v19.11 WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v20.9 WEB
https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/releases/tag/v21.5 WEB

Timeline

Published2024-07-30By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.