Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WordPress. They allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, SQL injection (SQLi), and security policy bypass. CERT-FR is aware of a public proof of concept.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WordPress that allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, SQL injection, and security policy bypass.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of WordPress are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation urgency is unknown but exploitation is possible given the nature of the vulnerabilities.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of WordPress.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0904/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation likely imminentCVE-2026-60137EPSS puts this in the most-targeted tier (79.0% 30-day exploitation probability). Prioritize alongside KEV items. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
- Exploitation likely imminentCVE-2026-63030EPSS puts this in the most-targeted tier (98.4% 30-day exploitation probability). Prioritize alongside KEV items. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-60137 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-63030 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- critical[NEW] [critical] WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code executioncert-bund
- unknownDSA-6399-1 wordpress - security updatedebian
- unknownexploitedWordPress security advisory (AV26-723) - Update 1cccs
- highexploitedCISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalogcisa
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-60137: WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-63030: WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
- unknownWordPress Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- unknownexploitedMultiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)cert-fr-alerte
- unknownNCSC-2026-0250 [1.00] [H/M] Vulnerabilities fixed in WordPress by Automatticncsc-nl
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-63030: WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint r…nvd
- mediumexploitedCVE-2026-60137: 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 san…nvd
Recent advisories for WordPress
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- mediumCVE-2026-6453: The CubeWP Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in all versions up to …nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-18435: The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnera…nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-18344: The Wp Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site …nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-18062: The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnera…nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-18059: The PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to…nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-17605: The Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid plugin for WordPress is vul…nvd · 2026-08-01
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