Improper access control in WPGraphQL - CVE-2019-9879
Published: June 13, 2019 / Updated: June 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18792
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9879
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the website.
The vulnerability exists due to the software allows to assign a newly created user administrative privileges during account registration. A remote attacker can create an administrative account and gain complete access to the website.
Affected software
WPGraphQL
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9879
Install updates from vendor's website.
WPGraphQL - update to 0.3.0