CVE-2017-20251WordPress Insert PHP Plugin 4.7.0 PHP Code Injection via REST API
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Themeisle Woody Code Snippets themeisle:woody_code_snippets (from the name) | before 3.3.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41308exploit
- https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-insert-php-plugin-php-code-injection-via-rest-apithird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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