CVE-2026-16060

Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress <= 4.3000000027 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Upload

The Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin through 4.3000000027 does not correctly validate the contents of an uploaded archive, relying on a bypassable check that lets an Editor-level user upload a server-executable file into a public directory, resulting in remote code execution on servers configured to execute it.

Affected

Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress

CVSS v3.1 CNA

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

EPSS

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 57th percentile

Published

2026-08-03

Updated

2026-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5937e0d-c1bc-4787-9ab9-ab58b9789b68/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry