InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.22 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file validation in the /wp-json/instawp-connect/v1/config REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2667
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qjg-g4mj-x7h7
References
More Instawp Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04554 Missing authorization in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03675 Missing authorization in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05939 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.44 - Authentication Bypass to Admin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24743 WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.38 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-17018 WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.8 - Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-14746 WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.8 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-2667 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2667 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qjg-g4mj-x7h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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