WPGraphQL Plugin up to 2.24.0 Rate Limiting sendPasswordResetEmail batch_limit allocation of resources

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in WPGraphQL Plugin up to 2.24.0. The affected element is the function sendPasswordResetEmail of the component Rate Limiting. Such manipulation of the argument batch_limit leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-119701. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in WPGraphQL Plugin up to 2.24.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function sendPasswordResetEmail of the component Rate Limiting. The manipulation of the argument batch_limit with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-119701 since 10/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.24.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WPGraphQL Plugin

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24.0

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