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CVE-2017-20251
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-06-09T13:16:35.140 · Last modified 2026-07-21T07:10:00.117

Summary

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.

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