CVE-2026-119701

WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations

Published Oct 30, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpgraphql
Wpgraphql
Wpgraphql wpgraphql
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpgraphql
Wpgraphql
Wpgraphql wpgraphql
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 6:36 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2026, 2:49 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 30, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:23 PM