CVE-2019-9881

medium

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.

References

Advisories
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282

https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0

https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/

https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-06-10

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N