CVE-2026-63030
WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution
Description
WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.
In plain language
AI Act nowIf you run WordPress versions older than 7.0.2 (or 6.9.5), attackers can reach a REST API and use it to inject database code, potentially taking over your site—this is an active, real-world attack and you should act now.
CVE-2026-63030 is an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution path in WordPress due to a REST API batch-route confusion that can be used to trigger a SQL injection weakness leading to code execution; it has been confirmed exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) and requires urgent patching.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:NAttack VectorAC:LAttack ComplexityPR:NPrivileges RequiredUI:NUser InteractionS:UScopeC:HConfidentialityI:HIntegrityA:HAvailabilityWeaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
References
- Metasploit Wrap Up: Lot of summer shells and fit http profilesen·Rapid7 Blog· PoC Metasploit rce
- WordPress 7.0.3 Released: 12 Vulnerabilities Found and Fixeden·Patchstack· Patch WordPress patch-tuesday
- Don’t swing at everythingen·Cisco Talos· Advisory ai-ml
- Hackers Exploit Windmill Flaw to Read Arbitrary Server Files Without Authenticationen·The Hacker News· Exploited Windmill platform web-app
- Критическую проблему в WordPress уже применяют для установки веб-шелловru-ru·Хакер (xakep.ru)· Exploited WordPress core rce
- Ninety minutes: watching attackers weaponize the WordPress core RCEen·Patchstack· PoC WordPress Core web-app
- Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshellsen-us·BleepingComputer· Exploited WordPress Core rce
- Опубликованы эксплоиты для критической проблемы в ядре WordPressru-ru·Хакер (xakep.ru)· PoC WordPress core rce
- WordPress wp2shell Exploitation Grows as Public Exploit Fuels Mass Scanningen·The Hacker News· Exploited WordPress core rce
- 'WP2Shell' Opens Millions of WordPress Sites to Remote Takeoveren·Dark Reading· PoC WordPress Core rce
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