CVE-2017-20251
WordPress Insert PHP Plugin 4.7.0 PHP Code Injection via REST API
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Evidence observed
- Aug 15, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 45.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- By-Poloss..-..CVE-2017-20251Exploit
Insert PHP Plugin PHP Code Injection
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