CVE-2025-68604 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68604: WordPress WPGraphQL plugin <= 2.5.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Wpgraphql

Product WPGraphQL

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 7, 2026

Last update May 7, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPGraphQL allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects WPGraphQL: from n/a through 2.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPGraphQL versions up to 2.5.3 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted GraphQL mutations or queries on their behalf. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site. This can result in unauthorized data modification or deletion.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted GraphQL operations (data modification or deletion) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify or delete site data via GraphQL if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 7, 2026 CVE published

May 7, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68604 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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