| Name | CVE-2026-60137 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-6399-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1142510 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.7.14+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.8.3+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie (security) | 6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 7.0.2+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| wordpress | source | bookworm | (not affected) | |||
| wordpress | source | trixie | 6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | DSA-6399-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 7.0.2+dfsg1-1 | 1142510 |
[bookworm] - wordpress <not-affected> (Vulnerable is_array-gated author__not_in handling introduced in 6.8; shipped version applies absint unconditionally)
[bullseye] - wordpress <not-affected> (Vulnerable is_array-gated author__not_in handling introduced in 6.8; shipped version applies absint unconditionally)
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/74d37a344cbf28e9187a1a5ca71b33d186bcd333 (7.0.2)
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/6f2074dda61864a03f334d70414d1690ce7e5c79 (6.9.5)
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c62f8c47314727184124b1227a00ee2eef546231 (6.8.6)