CVE-2026-119701— WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations

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WPGraphQL WPGraphQL

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WPGraphQL 2.24.1 之前的版本存在一个缺失速率限制的漏洞。该漏洞允许未认证的攻击者通过为变异（mutation）创建多个别名，从而大量发送密码重置邮件。攻击者可以仅通过一次 HTTP 请求携带多个别名，绕过限制，耗尽邮件服务提供商的配额，并反复轮换重置密钥，最终阻止合法用户进行密码恢复。

CVSS 5.3 · Medium Updated Oct 31, 2026

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T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

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Vulnerability Title

WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability 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.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

不加限制或调节的资源分配

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
WPGraphQL	WPGraphQL	0 ~ 2.24.1	-

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Other References for CVE-2026-119701 (6)

https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql product
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/760db555e3e60fbd86c1d96f1689bacfc9265592 patch
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/SendPasswordResetEmail.php technical-description
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/wp-graphql%2Fv2.24.1 release-notes
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8 vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpgraphql-before-2.24.1-email-flooding-via-aliased-sendpasswordresetemail-mutations third-party-advisory

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119701

Same Patch Batch · WPGraphQL · 2026-10-30 · 4 CVEs total

CVE-2026-119702	6.5 MEDIUM	WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Missing Authorization via createComment Mutation
CVE-2026-119700	5.3 MEDIUM	WPGraphQL before 2.24.2 Object Existence Disclosure via Media and Comment Mutations
CVE-2026-119699	5.3 MEDIUM	WPGraphQL Smart Cache before 2.3.3 Unbounded Persisted Query Storage DoS

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: WPGraphQL

Same vendor: WPGraphQL

Same weakness: CWE-770