Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2024-4898
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <0.1.0.39
- (no CPE)range: <=0.1.0.38
Patches
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