# graphql-playground-middleware-koa > Koa middleware to expose an endpoint for the GraphQL Playground IDE > **SECURITY NOTE**: All versions of `graphql-playground-koa` until `1.6.15` or later have a security vulnerability when unsanitized user input is used while invoking `koaPlayground()`. [Read more below](#security-notes) ## Installation Using yarn: ```console yarn add graphql-playground-middleware-koa ``` Or npm: ```console npm install graphql-playground-middleware-koa --save ``` ## Usage See full example in [examples/basic](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-playground/tree/main/packages/graphql-playground-middleware-koa/examples/basic). ```js const koa = require('koa') const koaRouter = require('koa-router') const koaPlayground = require('graphql-playground-middleware-koa') const app = new koa() const router = new koaRouter() router.all('/playground', koaPlayground({ endpoint: '/graphql' })) ``` ## Security Notes All versions before `1.6.15` were vulnerable to user-defined input to `koaPlayground()`. Read more in [the security notes](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-playground/tree/main/SECURITY.md) ### Security Upgrade Steps To fix the issue, you can upgrade to `1.6.15` or later. If you aren't able to upgrade, see the security notes for a workaround. **yarn:** `yarn add graphql-playground-koa@^1.6.15` **npm:** `npm install --save graphql-playground-koa@^1.6.15`