CVE-2026-60137 Affecting wordpress package, versions <7.0.2+dfsg1-1
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has reported that there have been attempts or successful attacks targeting this vulnerability.
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- published21 Jul 2026
- disclosed17 Jul 2026
Introduced: 17 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-60137 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 7.0.2+dfsg1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-60137
- 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/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://github.com/codeb0ssx/Ultimate-wp2shell