CVE-2024-4898

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.38/includes/class-instawp-rest-api.php#L926	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92a00fb4-7b50-43fd-ac04-5d6e29336e9c?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-06-12 11:15

Updated : 2024-07-23 17:50

NVD link : CVE-2024-4898

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4898

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4898

JSON object : View

Products Affected

instawp

instawp_connect

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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