Vulnerability Analysis
WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query
CVE-2026-60137
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
9.1
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.2
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:77.97%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2026-07-21
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2026-08-04
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
77.974%
EPSS Percentile
99.5th pct
GHSA ID
—
GitHub Severity
—
SSVC Exploitation
Active
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
—
Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
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