CVE-2019-9879 describes a critical vulnerability in WPGraphQL plugin version 0.2.3 for WordPress, allowing remote attackers to register new users with administrative privileges if user registration is enabled. This flaw, tied to the registerUser mutation, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB (EDB-46886) and Nuclei templates, though community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpengine:wpgraphql:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.