critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2026-63030WordPress Core — REST API route confusion to SQL injection and RCE
A route-confusion bug in the WordPress Representational State Transfer (REST) Application Programming Interface (API) batch endpoint lets an unauthenticated attacker reach a SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-60137) and run code on the server. Exploited in the wild.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 9.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 97% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2026-07-17
- Added to KEV
- 2026-07-21
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- initial access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsNetwork access to the REST API of a WordPress 6.9.x (before 6.9.5) or 7.0.x (before 7.0.2) site; no account or user interaction needed.
Fixed inWordPress >= 6.9.5, WordPress >= 7.0.2
Behind the card
3 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorygithub.comgithub.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-22 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.