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CVE-2024-2667: InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.22 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

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.

Affected products

• InstaWP Connect: before 0.1.0.23 — fixed in 0.1.0.23

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: InstaWP Connect 0.1.0.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3061039%40instawp-connect&new=3061039%40instawp-connect&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6aead8d-c136-4952-ad03-86fe0f144dea?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3061039%40instawp-connect&new=3061039%40instawp-connect&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6aead8d-c136-4952-ad03-86fe0f144dea?source=cve

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