CVE-2017-20251

CRITICAL 9.8

WordPress Insert PHP Plugin 4.7.0 PHP Code Injection via REST API

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-94
Vendor	themeisle
Product	woody code snippets
Published	Jun 9, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Themeisle / Woody Code Snippets

0 < 3.3.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

sucuri.net @sucurisecurity