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CVE-2026-60137: WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 60/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jul 21, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 4, 2026.
A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
A ready-made attack tool exists and the flaw can be exploited over the network without an account, so priority is at least “This week”.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 92.5% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
Fixed version: WordPress WordPress 6.8.6, 6.9.5, 7.0.2.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to WordPress WordPress 6.8.6, 6.9.5, 7.0.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 5.9 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

BDU:2026-10242

Published: Jul 17, 2026
Updated: Oct 8, 2026
EPSS: 5.3% · 92th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 2 / 30 · 5.3%
Ready-made attack tool: 5 / 60 · floor: at least 60

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · WPScan: 5.9; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 21, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 4, 2026.

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Vendor	Product	CPE
wordpress	wordpress	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

wordpress wordpress6.8 and later · before 6.8.6
wordpress wordpress6.9 and later · before 6.9.5
wordpress wordpress7.0 and later · before 7.0.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

WordPress WordPress
- 6.8.0 and later · before 6.8.6affected · semver
- 6.9.0 and later · before 6.9.5affected · semver
- 7.0.0 and later · before 7.0.2affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:13	wordpress	before 6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1	6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
Debian:14	wordpress	before 7.0.2+dfsg1-1	7.0.2+dfsg1-1

Same product

wordpress: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2026-87902An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the KEV
91Now
CVE-2026-63030WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code ExecutionKEV
72This week
CVE-2019-8942WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1 allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta entry can be changed to an a
60This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2025-58246Sep 23, 2025 · WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Contributor+) Sensitive Data Exposure Vulnerability
17Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2025-58674Sep 23, 2025 · WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
23Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-64638Aug 7, 2026 · WordPress is vulnerable to a pre-auth reflected XSS vulnerability on the login screen.
35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
WordPress WordPress	6.8.6	Vendor (CNA)
WordPress WordPress	6.9.5	Vendor (CNA)
WordPress WordPress	7.0.2	Vendor (CNA)
debian:wordpress	6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 · Debian:13	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×2
Nuclei detection template ×1
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×10

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Metasploit module	auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_wp2shell_sqliWordPress Core wp2shell Unauthenticated SQL Injection via REST Batch Route Confusionauxiliary	2026-07-17
Metasploit module	exploit/multi/http/wp_batch_desync_rceWordPress WP2Shell REST API Batch Route Confusion SQLi to RCEexploit	2026-07-17
Nuclei detection template	Nuclei template CVE-2026-63030	—
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-18
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:10	2026-07-18
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-21
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:4	2026-07-21
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-27
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-08-01
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-08-03
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-08-05

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitJul 17, 2026-1 d
PublishedJul 17, 2026
First PoCJul 18, 2026same day
CISA KEVJul 21, 2026+3 d
TodayOct 31, 2026+105 d

EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

TF1Tfinder
dtrofinder
haongofinder
WordPress Security Teamcoordinator

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

WordPressHackerOne · paid

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

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References

github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf

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Data sources and verification

CNA: WPScan

CVE.org (CNA)Oct 7, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC
CISA ADPOct 7, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC
NVDOct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC
FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
OSV / GHSAOct 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
MetasploitOct 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
NucleiOct 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
PoC-in-GitHubOct 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC

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CVE-2026-60137: WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query

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