# CVE-2026-60137: WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2026-07-21
- Published: 2026-07-17
- CVSS: 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1)
- EPSS: 5.3% (93th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-89

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.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2026-07-21 | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2026-09-16 | 61 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2026-07-21 · updated · rule 1c060d3a371549219ee290d7ed933fcc · default Block
  > Wordpress - SQL Injection - CVE:CVE-2026-60137. Previous action: N/A. New action: Block. This was labeled as Generic Rules - SQLi.
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-07-21-waf-release/
- 2026-07-21 · updated · rule db003b39b7774859a8d588ce33697a1a · default Block
  > Wordpress - SQL Injection - CVE:CVE-2026-60137. Previous action: N/A. New action: Block. This was labeled as Generic Rules - SQLi.
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-07-21-waf-release/

### F5

- 2026-09-16 · new · rule 200013195
  > Added: signature 200013195 "WordPress REST API Authorization Bypass" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: WordPress. References: CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog
- 2026-09-16 · new · rule 200102216
  > Added: signature 200102216 "WordPress WP_Query SQL Injection (2)" (SQL-Injection, risk High), systems: WordPress. References: CVE-2026-60137.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Social

1 posts seen since 2026-11-02.

- Exploit repository (unvetted): https://github.com/l-i-uqing/CVE-2026-63030-wp2shell-repro

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

HTML: https://cve.vigilbase.com/cve/CVE-2026-60137 · JSON: https://cve.vigilbase.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-60137