CVE-2026-119701
WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-770 |
| Vendor | wpgraphql |
| Product | wpgraphql |
| Published | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 30, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
WPGraphQL / WPGraphQL
0 < 2.24.1
References
github.com: https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8 github.com: https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/760db555e3e60fbd86c1d96f1689bacfc9265592 github.com: https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/SendPasswordResetEmail.php github.com: https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/wp-graphql%2Fv2.24.1 github.com: https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpgraphql-before-2.24.1-email-flooding-via-aliased-sendpasswordresetemail-mutations
Credits
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