Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in WPGraphQL from WPGraphQL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
WPGraphQL	WPGraphQL	0 – before 2.24.1

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4vgv-vvxr-9fh9) vendor-advisory
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/commit/b9da32bd8e6025e19a9b04acaa129978eba71177 patch
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/wp-graphql/v2.24.0/plugins/wp-graphql/src/Mutation/CommentCreate.php technical-description
WPGraphQL wp-graphql/v2.24.1 Release Notes release-notes
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql product
VulnCheck Advisory: WPGraphQL before 2.24.1 Missing Authorization via createComment Mutation third-party-advisory