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GraphQL CSRF / GET method

ID: graphql-get-method

Severity: info

Author: Dolev Farhi

Tags: graphql,misconfig

Description

Section titled “Description”

Cross Site Request Forgery happens when an external website gains ability to make API calls impersonating an user if he visits the website while being authenticated to your API.Allowing API calls through GET requests can lead to CSRF attacks, because cookies are added automatically to GET requests by the browser.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: graphql-get-method


info:
  name: GraphQL CSRF / GET method
  author: Dolev Farhi
  severity: info
  description: |
    Cross Site Request Forgery happens when an external website gains ability to make API calls impersonating an user if he visits the website while being authenticated to your API.
    Allowing API calls through GET requests can lead to CSRF attacks, because cookies are added automatically to GET requests by the browser.
  reference:
    - https://graphql.org/learn/serving-over-http/#get-request
    - https://github.com/dolevf/Damn-Vulnerable-GraphQL-Application
    - https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/GraphQL_Cheat_Sheet.html
    - https://graphql.security/
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
  tags: graphql,misconfig


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/graphql?query={__typename}"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/graphql?query={__typename}"


    stop-at-first-match: true


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"query"'
          - '"data"'
          - '"__typename"'
        case-insensitive: true
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/misconfiguration/graphql/graphql-get-method.yaml"

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