CVE-2026-119701
WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated…
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 5.3 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.6%
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to flood password reset emails by aliasing the sendPasswordResetEmail mutation. Attackers can send one HTTP request with many aliases, bypassing batch_limit, to exhaust mail provider quota and repeatedly rotate…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 2.24.1 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.3 medium
References
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/SendPasswordResetEmail.php
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/760db555e3e60fbd86c1d96f1689bacfc9265592
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/wp-graphql%2Fv2.24.1
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpgraphql-before-2.24.1-email-flooding-via-aliased-sendpasswordresetemail-mutations
Original description
WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to flood password reset emails by aliasing the sendPasswordResetEmail mutation. Attackers can send one HTTP request with many aliases, bypassing batch_limit, to exhaust mail provider quota and repeatedly rotate reset keys, blocking legitimate password recovery.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.