Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-4898InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.38 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated API setup/Arbitrary Options Update/Administrative User Creation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authorization in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration from instawp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| instawp | InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration | 0 – through 0.1.0.38 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H