All vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-60137GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf

WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability

WordPress CoreApplications & CMS
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
5.9Medium
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 21 Jul 2026CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)5.32%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in6.8.6Also 6.9.5, 7.0.2CVE List
Federal deadline4 Aug 2026Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply 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. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2026Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 17 Jul 2026, 19:14 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 21 Jul 2026Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Auxiliary moduleWordPress Core wp2shell Unauthenticated SQL Injection via REST Batch Route Confusion 17 Jul 2026Metasploit
  • Exploit moduleWordPress WP2Shell REST API Batch Route Confusion SQLi to RCE 17 Jul 2026Metasploit

Listed so defenders can prioritize. Threatline links to the source and does not host exploit code.

Description

WordPress Core contains a SQL injection vulnerability when a plugin or theme passes untrusted input to the parameter. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-63030 to allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain remote code execution on default WordPress installations.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • WordPressaffected: 6.8.0 before 6.8.6CVE List
  • WordPressaffected: 6.9.0 before 6.9.5CVE List
  • WordPressaffected: 7.0.0 before 7.0.2CVE List
  • WordPress, wordpress6.8.0 - 6.8.5GitHub
  • WordPress, wordpress6.9.0 - 6.9.4GitHub
  • WordPress, wordpress7.0.0 - 7.0.1GitHub

References 4