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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2026-60137",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "WordPress Core — WP_Query author__not_in SQL injection",
  "summary": "WordPress core does not sanitise the author__not_in parameter of WP_Query, so a plugin or theme that feeds it untrusted input exposes the site to SQL injection. It is exploited in the wild and chained with CVE-2026-63030 for unauthenticated RCE on default installs.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 5.9,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
    "version": "3.1"
  },
  "epss": 0.78305,
  "exploitation": {
    "known_exploited": true,
    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "high",
    "kev_added": "2026-07-21",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the site plus an installed plugin or theme that passes untrusted input to WP_Query's author__not_in parameter."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true,
    "fixed_in": [
      "WordPress 6.8.6",
      "WordPress 6.9.5",
      "WordPress 7.0.2"
    ]
  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1190"
  ],
  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Update WordPress to 6.8.6, 6.9.5 or 7.0.2 now; it is actively exploited and chained with CVE-2026-63030 for RCE. Audit plugins and themes that pass user input to WP_Query.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "provenance": [
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1"
    },
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      "source": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
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      "confidence": "high",
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    },
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      "source": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-60137",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
      "confidence": "high",
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      ],
      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "claude-code"
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60137",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf"
    }
  ],
  "published_at": "2026-07-17T20:17:27.790Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
  "tags": [
    "wordpress",
    "wordpress-core",
    "sql-injection",
    "kev"
  ]
}