WordPress Insert PHP plugin versions before 3.3.1 contain a PHP code injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exe…
CVE-2017-20251 · GHSA-mxq7-4xcj-jccm · EUVD-2017-18977 · published 9 Jun 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: critical, CVSS score 9.3 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2017-20251?
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Who is affected
- themeisle Woody Code Snippets: 0 <3.3.1
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
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.
Check your whole app
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References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41308
- fr.wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-insert-php-plugin-php-code-injection-via-rest-api
Merged from ENISA EUVD. Last updated 30 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON