CVE-2026-60137 | WordPress 6.8.x before 6.8.6, 6.9.x before 6.9.5, and 7.0.x … | CVSS 9.1 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-60137
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 2026-07-17 17:17 UTC
Published: 2026-07-17 19:14 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-17 19:52 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a…
Vendor / Product: WordPress / WordPress
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.1 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
WordPress	WordPress	—	6.8.0 < 6.8.6, 6.9.0 < 6.9.5, 7.0.0 < 7.0.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	CWE-89 SQL Injection
CWE-89	adp	CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.1	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References (2)