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CVE-2026-60137

Wpzshell

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.

CVSS 5.9 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
7.9/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 5.9: +0.89
  • Fresh EPSS: 5.32%: +0.03

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 29 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Rescana
Press · 23 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Alert: Critical WordPress Core and Bricks Builder Vulnerabilities Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) - Rescana
Help Net Security
Press · 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Attacker compromised nearly 1000 Zyxel switches since August (CVE-2026-7273) - Help Net Security
Cybersecurity Dive
Press · 21 Sep 2026, 07:00 · China-nexus actor steals thousands of documents in monthslong exploitation campaign - Cybersecurity Dive
Recorded Future
Press · 13 Sep 2026, 07:00 · September 2026 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 23 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Don’t swing at everything - Cisco Talos Blog
See all 29 source documents
wiz.io
Press · 22 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Exploitation in the Wild of wp2shell - wiz.io
The Hacker News
Press · 22 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Exploit Windmill Flaw to Read Arbitrary Server Files Without Authentication - The Hacker News
Bitdefender
Press · 22 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Technical Advisory: wp2shell — Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution and Full Site Takeover in WordPress Core - Bitdefender
BleepingComputer
Press · 21 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshells - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 21 Jul 2026, 07:00 · WordPress wp2shell Exploitation Grows as Public Exploit Fuels Mass Scanning - The Hacker News
The Hacker News
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · ⚡ Weekly Recap: WordPress RCE, SonicWall 0-Days, AI Service Attacks, SharePoint 0-Day and More - The Hacker News
Rescana
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Alert: WP2Shell Critical WordPress Core Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-63030 & CVE-2026-60137) Enable Unauthenticated RCE in the Wild - Rescana
Check Point Research
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · 20th July – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Researchers Build WordPress Exploit Using OpenAI's GPT - Infosecurity Magazine
SecurityWeek
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · WP2Shell WordPress Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild - SecurityWeek
Dark Reading
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 07:00 · 'WP2Shell' Opens Millions of WordPress Sites to Remote Takeover - Dark Reading
CERT-FR
Technical advisory · 20 Jul 2026, 00:00 · Multiples vulnérabilités dans WordPress (20 juillet 2026)
CERT-FR
Press · 20 Jul 2026, 00:00 · Multiples vulnérabilités dans WordPress (20 juillet 2026)
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 19 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Weekly Cyber Security Newsletter Bulletin – EY Breach, Wpzshell Exploit, Notepad++ Flaws +20 Stories - CyberSecurityNews
heise online
Press · 19 Jul 2026, 07:00 · wp2shell: Critical WordPress vulnerability allows code injection via API - heise online
Security Affairs
Press · 19 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Attackers Can Take Over WordPress Sites Using Newly Released wp2shell Exploits - Security Affairs
Pasquale Pillitteri
Press · 18 Jul 2026, 07:00 · wp2shell: Pre-Auth RCE in WordPress, PoC Already Public - Pasquale Pillitteri
SOCRadar
Press · 18 Jul 2026, 07:00 · WordPress wp2shell (CVE-2026-63030): CISO FAQ & Fix - SOCRadar
Help Net Security
Press · 18 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately! - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 18 Jul 2026, 07:00 · WordPress Core "wp2shell" RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now - BleepingComputer
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 18 Jul 2026, 07:00 · New wp2shell RCE Vulnerability Hits Millions of WordPress Sites, Emergency Patch Released - CyberSecurityNews
Cloudflare Blog
Press · 17 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Cloudflare WAF protects WordPress applications from two high-severity vulnerabilities - Cloudflare Blog
The Hacker News
Press · 17 Jul 2026, 07:00 · New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code - The Hacker News
Rapid7
Press · 17 Jul 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-63030: wp2shell a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WordPress Core - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 7.9 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

20

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 20 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
Icex0/wp2shell-poc810187Python11 Aug 2026, 13:41
securelayer7/WordPresShell203Python18 Jul 2026, 19:55
mcipekci/wp2shell1610Python22 Jul 2026, 11:01
47Cid/wp2shell-lab152Python18 Jul 2026, 03:53
Senanfurkan/wordpress-cve-2026-6303050Python18 Jul 2026, 00:44
Colere-Sys/wp2shell-poc40Python21 Jul 2026, 22:10
GhostInExile/CVE-2026-63030-Wp2Shell40Python21 Jul 2026, 08:16
HackingLZ/wp2shell_stock_chain41Python18 Jul 2026, 19:26
Crypto-Cat/wp2shell30Python20 Jul 2026, 08:25
DeadExpl0it/wp2shell-poc30Python21 Aug 2026, 04:38
JohenLastGen-JLG/wp2shell21Python18 Jul 2026, 21:39
MRdark-ops/WP2Shell--CVE-2026-63030-CVE-2026-60137-20Python29 Sep 2026, 16:28
hidden-investigations/wp2shell-scanner11Python20 Jul 2026, 00:37
AbdullahMaqbool22/CVE-2026-60137-WordPress-Core-SQL-Injection-PoC00Python05 Aug 2026, 00:13
Bhanunamikaze/WP2Shell-CVE-2026-63030-POC00Python26 Oct 2026, 20:46
fl0ydsec/CVE-2026-6303000Python12 Oct 2026, 23:48
gagaltotal/CVE-2026-63030-CVE-2026-60137-wp2shell-poc00Python22 Jul 2026, 16:30
hitechcloud-vietnam/wp2shell-PoC00Python03 Oct 2026, 18:48
mrmtwoj/Fix-CVE-2026-60137-CVE-2026-63030-in-wordpress00PHP21 Jul 2026, 17:45
yuag/wp2shell00Python27 Jul 2026, 04:51
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 5.9; EPSS 5.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:17.665024+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
17 Jul 2026, 07:00
Published
17 Jul 2026, 19:14
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
21 Jul 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
23 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
Name
Wpzshell
PoCs on GitHub
20 repositories