CVE-2019-9879
The WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to register a new user with...
CVE-2019-9879 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wpengine Wpgraphql, published June 10, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 45.7%EPSS, 98th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known2 public exploits
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin WPGraphQL 0.2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2019-05-21 |
| Nuclei | WPGraphQL 0.2.3 - User Creation |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9879- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19235No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19235- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-723x-w2r7-8wg2
The WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to register a new user with...
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.
- Record
GHSA-723x-w2r7-8wg2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9879- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-10
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql
github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9879