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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-40180-silverstripe-graphql-has-ddos-vulnerability-due-to-lack-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-40180 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-17

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

Technologies: [silverstripe/graphql (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/silverstripe-graphql). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-40180 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-40180 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-40180?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** silverstripe/graphql (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.8.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-40180?** Yes. silverstripe/graphql (Packagist): upgrade to 3.8.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-40180?** Check whether you run silverstripe/graphql (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- silverstripe/graphql (Packagist): upgrade to 3.8.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require silverstripe/graphql:^3.8.2
  ```


## Affected products

- silverstripe/graphql (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.8.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-40180
- GHSA-v23w-pppm-jh66

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