Medium severityJavaScript / TypeScriptInsecure ConfigurationMEDIUM confidence
Graphql Introspection Enabled
GraphQL introspection or the playground is force-enabled, exposing the full schema and interactive query UI to anyone.
Standards mapping
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
- OWASP ASVS
- V14.3.2 (L1)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
const server = new ApolloServer({ schema, introspection: true });Passes - the safe pattern
const serverSafe = new ApolloServer({ schema, introspection: false });Why it matters & how to fix it
GraphQL introspection or the playground is force-enabled, exposing the full schema and interactive query UI to anyone. Disable introspection and the playground in production builds.
References
Rule ID integsec-js-graphql-introspection-enabled - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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