CVE-2019-9881 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 18.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The createComment mutation in the WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated users to post comments on any article, even when 'allow comment' is disabled.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 18.83% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wpengine | wpgraphql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin WPGraphQL 0.2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2019-05-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/
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