Description
The InstaWP Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'events_receiver' function in versions up to, and including, 0.0.9.18. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify or delete post and taxonomy, install, activate or deactivate plugin, change customizer settings, add or modify or delete user including administrator user.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
50.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
instawp/InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration
< 0.0.9.18
instawp/instawp_connect
< 0.0.9.18
Published
Jul 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026