CVE-2017-20251Published

WordPress Insert PHP Plugin < 3.3.1 PHP Code Injection via REST API

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cve-program · CVE-2017-20251

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WordPress Insert PHP plugin versions before 3.3.1 contain a PHP code injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting malicious shortcodes through the WordPress REST API. Attackers can send POST requests to the wp-json/wp/v2/posts endpoint with crafted content containing insert_php shortcodes to include and execute remote PHP files on the server.

Source published: 9 Jun 2026 11:48:39 UTC
Source modified: 29 Oct 2026 20:18:46 UTC
Observed here: 29 Oct 2026 21:48:56 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H