CVE-2019-9879

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.

CVSS v3.0

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

46.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-306

Published

2019-06-10

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypa…
• https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-9879.yaml

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46886

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-9878
• CVE-2019-9880
• CVE-2019-9877
• CVE-2019-9881
• CVE-2019-9874
• CVE-2019-9884