CVE-2017-20251 — WordPress Insert PHP Plugin 4.7.0 PHP Code Injection via REST API
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 mal…
Published: 2026-06-09 · CVSS: 9.3 · CVSS 4.0
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: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7