SecuriTricks - CVE-2021-47959

Description

WordPress Plugin WPGraphQL 1.3.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resources by sending batched GraphQL queries with duplicated fields. Attackers can send POST requests to the GraphQL endpoint with amplified field duplication payloads to trigger server out-of-memory conditions and MySQL connection errors.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wordpress	Wpgraphql	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	wordpress	wpgraphql	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49807

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpgraphql-denial-of-service

https://www.wpgraphql.com/

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 15, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 15, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2021-47959