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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.6
Exploit probability—
ProductRest Routes
PublishedAug 29, 2026
First seenAug 29, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Rest Routesv ≤ 5.5.5—

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