WP-GraphQL < 0.3.5 - Improper Access Control

published 2022-05-09 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-5489 , GHSA-w3xg-7q6m-3xwp

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

The WPGraphQL WordPress plugin before 0.3.5 doesn't properly restrict access to information about other users' roles on the affected site. Because of this, a remote attacker could forge a GraphQL query to retrieve the account roles of every user on the site.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist wp-graphql/wp-graphql 0.3.5
wpgraphql wpgraphql 0.3.5

Exploit prediction

1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/pull/900 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/393be73a-f8dc-462f-8670-f20ab89421fc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	wp-graphql/wp-graphql	<0.3.5	0.3.5

Affected products

Unknown WPGraphQL

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

github.com /wp-graphql/wp-graphql/pull/900
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
wpscan.com /vulnerability/393be73a-f8dc-462f-8670-f20ab89421fc
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25060
advisory
github.com /wp-graphql/wp-graphql
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary