Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2636InstaWP Connect <= 0.1.0.85 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal 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 10.6% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.85 via the 'instawp-database-manager' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where php file types can be uploaded and included, or are already present on the filesystem locally. There are currently no known vulnerabilities in this plugin that make file upload possible, meaning this won't be exploitable to achieve remote code execution on most instances with just this plugin alone. Another vulnerability would need to be present on the site allowing arbitrary file upload in order to leverage this to achieve remote code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| instawp | InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration | 0 – through 0.1.0.85 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H