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CVE-2023-42319

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.

Affected products

• ethereum go-ethereum: through 1.13.4

References

• https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/
• https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/security
• https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/
• https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/security

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