---
id: CVE-2026-119701
title: >-
  WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased sendPasswordResetEmail
  Mutations
summary: >-
  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 al…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: WPGraphQL
product: WPGraphQL
affected:
  - WPGraphQL < 2.24.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T18:27:19.484244Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T18:36:52.042Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119701'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f5f8-v768-93c8)
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/760db555e3e60fbd86c1d96f1689bacfc9265592
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/SendPasswordResetEmail.php
  - url: 'https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/wp-graphql%2Fv2.24.1'
    label: WPGraphQL wp-graphql/v2.24.1 Release Notes
  - url: 'https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpgraphql-before-2.24.1-email-flooding-via-aliased-sendpasswordresetemail-mutations
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Email Flooding via Aliased
      sendPasswordResetEmail Mutations
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0059
epssPercentile: 0.48314
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.338Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `WPGraphQL < 2.24.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.