Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2024-4898

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 products

Instawp/Instawp Connect
cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <0.1.0.39

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.38/includes/class-instawp-rest-api.phpnvdPatch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92a00fb4-7b50-43fd-ac04-5d6e29336e9cnvdThird Party Advisory

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