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    CVE-2017-20251

    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.

    Published:Jun 9, 2026
    Last Modified:Jun 9, 2026
    EPS:Jun 9, 2026
    EPSS Score:
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cm-wp
    Product
    Woody Code Snippets
    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High