SQL Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2026-16061) Found in Rest Routes WordPress Plugin

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Published: 2026-08-29
Category: technology
Source: NIST

NIST has released information on CVE-2026-16061, detailing a SQL injection vulnerability in the Rest Routes WordPress plugin (through version 5.5.5). This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks by exploiting improper sanitization and validation of a value from its public REST routes.

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