CVE•Published 2026-06-09•Modified 2026-06-09•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-20251

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CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-09

Modified 2026-06-09

External references

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