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CVE-2019-9879

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.0
Published
June 10, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-306
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to register a new user with admin privileges, whenever new user registrations are allowed. This is related to the registerUser mutation.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wpengine wpgraphql — Version 0.2.3

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • github.com https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282 Vendor Advisory
  • www.pentestpartners.com https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record