---
id: CVE-2026-16061
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-89
published: '2026-08-29'
updated: '2026-08-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16061'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5114034-797c-44cd-ba9b-6ab3655fd3e8/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00277
epssPercentile: 0.18011
ingestedAt: '2026-08-30T07:49:06.609Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.