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CVE-2024-4898

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 12, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & 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.

Affected WordPress components

  • InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration Plugin · instawp-connect
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 0.1.0.38
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • instawp InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration — Up to and including 0.1.0.38
  • instawp instawp_connect — Before 0.1.0.39

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.38/includes/class-instawp-rest-api.php#L926 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92a00fb4-7b50-43fd-ac04-5d6e29336e9c?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record