TI-2026-83176 Aliases CVE-2026-119701 GHSA-f8vm-v352-pm3p

Email flooding in WPGraphQL via aliased password reset mutations

LOW 37CWE-770Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-10-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Low
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 lacks rate limiting, so unauthenticated attackers can flood password reset emails. An attacker sends one HTTP request containing many aliases of the sendPasswordResetEmail mutation, which bypasses the batch_limit setting. This exhausts the mail provider quota and repeatedly rotates reset keys, blocking legitimate password recovery. The flaw is classified as CWE-770.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed WPGraphQL (WPGraphQL): 2.24.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
WPGraphQL	WPGraphQL	before 2.24.1	2.24.1	Patch available	CNA

WPGraphQL VendorWPGraphQL Affected before 2.24.1 Fixed in 2.24.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update WPGraphQL to version 2.24.1 or later. The sources list no fixed version for WPGraphQL other than 2.24.1.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Fix · CNA WPGraphQL (WPGraphQL) Fixed in 2.24.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-30
WPGraphQL 2.24.1
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-83177 WPGraphQL createComment lets attackers comment on hidden postsPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119701
2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-f8vm-v352-pm3p

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/760db555e3e60fbd86c1d96f1689bacfc9265592

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8)

Other 3

TI-2021-22572 WordPress Plugin WPGraphQL 1.3.5 Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-39574 WPGraphQL has deprecated `user` field on SendPasswordResetEmailPayload that leaks user… CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2026-22282 WPGraphQL Repo Vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsanitized GitHub Actions Expression in Release Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2026-60306 WPGraphQL: Contributor can publish and modify posts without the required capabilities via updatePost CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2026-25701 Missing authorization in WPGraphQL wp-graphql CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2026-83174 Unbounded persisted query storage in WPGraphQL Smart Cache CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

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Sources

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