Check Point Advisories

WordPress WPGraphQL Plugin Denial of Service

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0264
Date Published:	2 May 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 02 May, 2021
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress WPGraphQL Plugin 1.3.5
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in WordPress WPGraphQL Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress WPGraphQL Plugin Denial of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress WPGraphQL Plugin Denial of Service