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.
CVE-2026-60137
“▲” beside the score: it is higher than the CVSS score beside it.
Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-07-21), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. It is also listed on ENISA's EU Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue (Source: ENISA EUVD). A secondary CVSS source baseline 5.9 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). The 9.0 is the floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: this CVE's impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 5.9 MEDIUM under a secondary CVSS source. Confidence: HIGH.
Also known asEUVD-2026-45279 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV) — the reason this is sooner than the SSVC decision on this page at low or medium mission impact
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.9
- EG Score
- 9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 67EG Risk 67/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity59% × 45%Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 5.9 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.Exploitation100% × 40%Fixed at 100% for a CISA KEV listing: EchelonGraph's rule.Automatability0% × 15%CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact. - EPSS PROB
- 5.3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92nd
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (9.0): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.0 is the CISA KEV floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: its impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 5.9 MEDIUM.
- EG Severity
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.a secondary CVSS source · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
- EG Likelihood
- 5.3% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-28). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- CISA KEV and ENISA EU KEV (Source: ENISA EUVD) and EG-KEV Tier 1 (exploited in the wild)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Attend at medium mission impactTrack at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.CISA BOD 26-04: 3 days & forensic triage if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.Each input and its source: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
ENISA EU KEV: listed September 21, 2026, reported by ENISA.
Source: ENISA EUVD (EU Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue), reproduced with acknowledgement. How a listing moves the EG score
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.
Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days & forensic triage if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.
In CISA KEV yes (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
CISA 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.”
Quoted verbatim from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA directs it at US federal civilian executive branch agencies under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on 10 June 2026; it is not EchelonGraph's advice. CISA's notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/ · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk · https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137
Published
July 17, 2026
Last Modified
October 8, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 27, 2026Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137WordPress 7.0.2 Release – WordPress News
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/Facilitated SQL injection vulnerability in the `author__not_in` parameter of `WP_Query` · Advisory · WordPress/wordpress-develop · GitHub
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjfAffected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | 6.8.1+dfsg1-1, 6.8.3+dfsg1-0+deb13u1, 6.8.3+dfsg1-1 |
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Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | 6.8.1+dfsg1-1, 6.8.3+dfsg1-1, 6.9+dfsg1-1, 6.9.4+dfsg1-1, 7.0+dfsg1-1 |
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Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-10-25 13:46 UTCENISA EU KEV listingEUVD-2026-45279 · listed September 21, 2026 · reported by ENISA · Source: ENISA EUVD
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- 2026-10-07 18:26 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.9 · severity → MEDIUM
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Publicly available exploits
(5 references)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (2 Metasploit modules, 2 GitHub PoCs), as is 1 GitHub checker repository. A GitHub repository named or described as a checker or scanner checks whether a system is affected; it is not necessarily exploit code. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.
- Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_wp2shell_sqli✓ verifiedPublished Aug 25, 2026
WordPress Core wp2shell Unauthenticated SQL Injection via REST Batch Route Confusion
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/multi/http/wp_batch_desync_rce✓ verifiedPublished Aug 7, 2026
WordPress WP2Shell REST API Batch Route Confusion SQLi to RCE
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCColere-Sys/wp2shell-pocPublished Jul 21, 2026
Analysis and end-to-end implementation of the patched wordpress RCE vulnerability - CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030
Open source ↗ - GitHub checkerebrasha/abdal-cve-2026-60137Published Jul 18, 2026
Abdal CVE-2026-60137 is an advanced WordPress security scanner for identifying systems potentially affected by the CVE-2026-60137 SQL Injection vulnerability. Developed by Ebrahim Shafiei (EbraSha) for vulnerability assessment, security research, and authorized penetration testing.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCcodeb0ssx/Ultimate-wp2shellPublished Jul 18, 2026
wp2shell — Pre-authentication RCE in WordPress Core (CVE-2026-60137 + CVE-2026-63030). Chains an SQL injection in author__not_in with batch-route confusion for unauthenticated remote code execution on WP 6.9.0–6.9.4 / 7.0.0–7.0.1.
Open source ↗
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