CVE-2026-16061

high

Description

The Rest Routes WordPress plugin through 5.5.5 does not sanitize and validate a value taken from the URL of one of its public REST routes before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5114034-797c-44cd-ba9b-6ab3655fd3e8/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-29

Updated: 2026-08-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N