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CVE-2026-60137

WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2026 at 07:14 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score5.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 5.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 93% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.

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.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jul 21, 2026
Remediation Due
Aug 4, 2026
89 days overdue
Notes
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/
BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%
6.8 ≤ v < 6.8.66.8.0 ≤ v < 6.8.66.9 ≤ v < 6.9.56.9.0 ≤ v < 6.9.57.0 ≤ v < 7.0.27.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.26.8.06.9.07.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.8.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMWPScan
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-89

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