Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
On July 17, 2026, WordPress released a patch for two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-60137: a SQL injection (SQLi); CVE-2026-63030: this allows a security policy bypass. An attacker can exploit these two vulnerabilities, in combination, to gain a...
CSIRTS triage
- What
- On July 17, 2026, WordPress released a patch for two vulnerabilities that allow SQL injection and security policy bypass.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of WordPress are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation urgency is unknown but the vulnerabilities are critical and should be addressed promptly.
- Action
- Apply the patch released by WordPress for the identified vulnerabilities.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2026-ALE-007/
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 confirmedCVE-2026-60137Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-63030Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. 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
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- 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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