WPGraphQL <= 0.2.3 - Unauthenticated Comment Creation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2019-9881
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published May 8, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Simone Quatrini
Description

The createComment mutation in WPGraphQL up to version 0.2.3 for WordPress allows unauthenticated users to post comments on any article, even when 'allow comment' is disabled.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-graphql (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 0.2.3
Patched Version
  • 0.3.0
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