Check Point Advisories

WordPress SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2026-9540
Date Published:	19 Jul 2026
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 July, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2026-60137
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress from 6.8.0 up to 6.8.6 WordPress from 6.9.0 up to 6.9.5 WordPress from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.2
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by exploiting improper sanitization of the author__not_in parameter in WP_Query.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137)