CVE-2026-60137

WordPress

Published 17 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · Analyzed

5.9 Medium · CVSS 3.1, wpscan.com

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 Jul 2026, with a remediation deadline of 4 Aug 2026 for US federal agencies.

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.

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.

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