---
id: "CVE-2026-119701"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119701"]
title: "WPGraphQL: missing rate limit lets anyone flood password reset emails"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wpgraphql"]
not_affected_if: ["wpgraphql-2.24.1-or-later", "wpgraphql-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T16:17:50+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T16:31:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T16:32:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119701", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T16:31:26+00:00"}]
---

# WPGraphQL: missing rate limit lets anyone flood password reset emails

WPGraphQL, a GraphQL plugin for WordPress, lets an unauthenticated attacker send one request with many aliased sendPasswordResetEmail mutations, bypassing the batch limit. The result is mail quota exhaustion and repeated reset-key rotation that blocks legitimate password recovery.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed WPGraphQL version in the WordPress plugins screen or the plugin header in `wp-content/plugins/wp-graphql/wp-graphql.php`
- Confirm whether the GraphQL endpoint is publicly reachable (unknown whether the sources define a default)

## Fix

- WPGraphQL: upgrade to `2.24.1` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T16:31:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119701

## From the sources

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.

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