OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V4.3.1 A query allowlist, depth limiting, amount limiting, or query cost analysis is used to prevent graphql or data layer expression denial of…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V4 API and Web Service
Section
V4.3 GraphQL
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that a query allowlist, depth limiting, amount limiting, or query cost analysis is used to prevent GraphQL or data layer expression Denial of Service (DoS) as a result of expensive, nested queries.