Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-60137
Actively exploited
WordPress WordPress
WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query
CVSS 3.1
5.9Medium
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9Medium | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (WPScan) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | WordPress | 6.8.0 ≤ v < 6.8.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| WordPress | WordPress | 6.9.0 ≤ v < 6.9.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| WordPress | WordPress | 7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf vdb-entrytechnical-description
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/ release-notesvendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- Last updated
- 2026-10-07
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
- Kolun priority
- 82 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2026-07-21
- Due date
- 2026-08-04
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.32%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
92.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')