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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 45.69% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 May 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- wpengine/wpgraphql
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 19.4% on 21 September 2026 to 45.7% on 3 November 2026, peaking at 46.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282Vendor Advisory
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282Vendor Advisory
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.