{"id":"CVE-2026-60137","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-60137","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:12:13.574Z","title":"WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability","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.","published":"2026-07-17T20:17:28.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T10:35:48.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["wordpress/wordpress"],"epss":{"score":0.05323,"percentile":0.92552,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.05906,"percentile":0.92954}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-07-21","dueDate":"2026-08-04","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"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.\nhttps://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"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 August 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.05906,"from":0.78305,"percentile":0.92954},"summary":"EPSS moved from 78.3% to 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}