Actively exploited in the wild
WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability
WordPress - Core · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-07-21. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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.
CVE-2026-60137
MediumCVSS 5.9KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk100th percentile - higher than 100% of all known CVEs
Summary
WordPress versions 6.8.x before 6.8.6, 6.9.x before 6.9.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 fail to properly sanitize the author__not_in parameter of WP_Query. This could allow SQL Injection when a plugin or theme passes untrusted input to this parameter.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized SQL queries, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or full compromise of the WordPress database.
Recommendation
Immediately update WordPress to version 6.8.6, 6.9.5, or 7.0.2 depending on your branch. Additionally, audit plugins and themes for passing untrusted data to the author__not_in parameter.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.