WPGraphQL <= 0.2.3 - Administrative User Creation

2019-05-08 00:00

Simone Quatrini

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 0.3.0

Affected PluginWPGraphQL

Affected Version<= 0.2.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2019-9879

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Vulnerability Overview

The WPGraphQL versions up to 0.2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to register a new user with admin privileges, whenever new user registrations are allowed. This is related to the registerUser mutation.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.3.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9879 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80e74852-517e-4cd0-a7d3-6f6fe3433bff

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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