CVE-2017-20251

critical · 9.3

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.

9.3

CVSS

0.6%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

45th

EPSS percentile

2026-06-09

Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-94

References

https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41308
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-insert-php-plugin-php-code-injection-via-rest-api

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2017-20251