CVE-2026-60137 (GCVE-0-2026-60137)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 19:14 – Updated: 2026-07-29 19:26
VLAI
Title
WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 03:55 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WordPress WordPress Affected: 6.8.0 , < 6.8.6 (semver)
Affected: 6.9.0 , < 6.9.5 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.2 (semver)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
TF1T dtro haongo WordPress Security Team
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 9.1,
              "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-60137",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "active"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-07-22T03:55:47.898130Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
                "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137"
              },
              "type": "kev"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-89",
                "description": "CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (\u0027SQL Injection\u0027)",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-07-29T19:26:43.785Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "government-resource"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137"
          }
        ],
        "timeline": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "time": "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "CVE-2026-60137 added to CISA KEV"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "WordPress",
          "vendor": "WordPress",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "6.8.6",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.8.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.9.5",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.9.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "7.0.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.0.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "TF1T"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "dtro"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "haongo"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "coordinator",
          "value": "WordPress Security Team"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 5.9,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-89 SQL Injection",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-07-18T04:13:49.003Z",
        "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
        "shortName": "WPScan"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "technical-description"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "release-notes",
            "vendor-advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "WordPress \u003c 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
    "assignerShortName": "WPScan",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-60137",
    "datePublished": "2026-07-17T19:14:12.159Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-07-17T17:17:24.479Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-07-29T19:26:43.785Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2026-60137",
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "epss": "0.05906",
      "percentile": "0.93015"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "cvssV3_1": {
                  "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                  "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                  "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                  "baseScore": 9.1,
                  "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
                  "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                  "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                  "userInteraction": "NONE",
                  "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                  "version": "3.1"
                }
              },
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2026-60137",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "active"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "total"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2026-07-22T03:55:47.898130Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              },
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
                    "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137"
                  },
                  "type": "kev"
                }
              }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
              {
                "descriptions": [
                  {
                    "cweId": "CWE-89",
                    "description": "CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (\u0027SQL Injection\u0027)",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "CWE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2026-07-17T19:52:17.964Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "references": [
              {
                "tags": [
                  "government-resource"
                ],
                "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137"
              }
            ],
            "timeline": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "time": "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
                "value": "CVE-2026-60137 added to CISA KEV"
              }
            ],
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
              "product": "WordPress",
              "vendor": "WordPress",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThan": "6.8.6",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.8.0",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "6.9.5",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.9.0",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "7.0.2",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "7.0.0",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "credits": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "finder",
              "value": "TF1T"
            },
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "finder",
              "value": "dtro"
            },
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "finder",
              "value": "haongo"
            },
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "coordinator",
              "value": "WordPress Security Team"
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ],
          "metrics": [
            {
              "cvssV3_1": {
                "baseScore": 5.9,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              }
            }
          ],
          "problemTypes": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "description": "CWE-89 SQL Injection",
                  "lang": "en",
                  "type": "CWE"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2026-07-18T04:13:49.003Z",
            "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
            "shortName": "WPScan"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "tags": [
                "vdb-entry",
                "technical-description"
              ],
              "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf"
            },
            {
              "tags": [
                "release-notes",
                "vendor-advisory"
              ],
              "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/"
            }
          ],
          "source": {
            "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
          },
          "title": "WordPress \u003c 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query",
          "x_generator": {
            "engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"
          }
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
        "assignerShortName": "WPScan",
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-60137",
        "datePublished": "2026-07-17T19:14:12.159Z",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-17T17:17:24.479Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-07-29T19:26:43.785Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.2"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.