vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: instawp-connect: CVE-2024-4898: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 11, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 11, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging and Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing authorization checks on the REST API calls in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.38. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to connect the site to InstaWP API, edit arbitrary site options and create administrator accounts.
Solution
instawp-connect-plugin-cve-2024-4898
References
Rapid7 Labs
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