CVEs / CVE-2026-60137
CVE-2026-60137: WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 21 Jul 2026
- medium 5.9 CVSS 3.1 (from the CNA)
- EPSS 5.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
WordPress Core contains a SQL injection vulnerability when a plugin or theme passes untrusted input to the parameter. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-63030 to allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain remote code execution on default WordPress installations.
Description
WordPress 6.8.x before 6.8.6, 6.9.x before 6.9.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 does not properly sanitise the author__not_in parameter of WP_Query, which could allow SQL Injection when a plugin or theme passes untrusted input to the parameter.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress WordPress | from 6.8.0, before 6.8.6 | 6.8.6 |
| WordPress WordPress | from 6.9.0, before 6.9.5 | 6.9.5 |
| WordPress WordPress | from 7.0.0, before 7.0.2 | 7.0.2 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 21 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.9 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by the CNA ([email protected]) |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
References
- CVE-2026-60137 on NVD
- CVE-2026-60137 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/ (cited by CISA)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (cited by CISA)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (cited by CISA)
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/ Release Notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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