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.
Published: 2026-07-17
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

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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'}


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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: 2026-07-17T19:52:26.119Z

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: 2026-07-17T20:30:03Z

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