Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-30
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpgraphql
Wpgraphql
Wpgraphql wpgraphql
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpgraphql
Wpgraphql
Wpgraphql wpgraphql

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Wordpress-extensions Wpgraphql
Wpgraphql Wpgraphql
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T15:19:18.908Z

Reserved: 2026-10-30T14:49:21.488Z

Link: CVE-2026-119701

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-30T16:17:50.760

Modified: 2026-10-30T16:17:50.760

Link: CVE-2026-119701

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T17:15:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling