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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since July 21, 2026.

The EPSS score is 0.20395.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
WordPress WordPress unaffected
Version Status Constraints
6.8.0 affected < 6.8.6
6.9.0 affected < 6.9.5
7.0.0 affected < 7.0.2

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6399-1 wordpress security update
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf cve-icon
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/ cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137 cve-icon
History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-08-04T00:00:00+00:00'}

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T03:55:47.441Z

Reserved: 2026-07-17T17:17:24.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-60137

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T19:52:17.964Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T06:00:04Z

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