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 pa…
Critical CVSS 9.1 Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
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.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- WordPress:Core
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Sources
- NVD DATABASE
- CISA KEV DATABASE
- Grok bot vulnerability crawler DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf
- 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 reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk reference
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137 reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137 US Government Resource
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD
- kev_ingest CISA KEV
- grok_bot_ingest Grok bot vulnerability crawler