CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-20251
9.3 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-06-09
- Last modified
- 2026-07-21
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
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.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/ fr.wordpress.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41308 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-insert-php-plugin-php-code-injection-via-rest-api www.vulncheck.com