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CVE-2017-20251

Insert PHP

Description

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 9.8EPSS 0.559%Risk 1.03
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Published
2026-06-09 13:16:35
Affected versions
<3.3.1
Type
Package
Last modified
2026-07-21 07:10:00
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H