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CVE-2026-60137 KEV

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-08-04.

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.

Scoring

CVSS5.9 (MEDIUM, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS5.91% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-89
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2026-08-04
Public exploitnone known
Published2026-07-17
Last modified2026-07-29

CISA KEV

NameWordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability
Added2026-07-21
Due2026-08-04
Vendor / productWordPress / Core
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
wordpresswordpress

References

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