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Cross-site request forgery in InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
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-352.

Summary

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the InstaWP Connect (instawp-connect) WordPress plugin lets an attacker forge requests on behalf of a user. The issue affects InstaWP Connect from n/a through 0.1.4.2 and is classified as CWE-352. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8 (HIGH), with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required and user interaction required. CISA's SSVC data lists no exploitation, marks the issue as not automatable and rates the technical impact as total.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through 0.1.4.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00166 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
InstaWPInstaWP Connectup to 0.1.4.2—No fix listedCNA
  • InstaWP Connect VendorInstaWP Affected up to 0.1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——InstaWP
  • cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·InstaWP

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for InstaWP Connect.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116399
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-jxw3-pg8h-mp5q
  3. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2025-02302 InstaWP Connect <= 0.1.0.85 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-04554 Missing authorization in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-02482 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.22 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload 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
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Sources