# CVE-2024-13913: InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.83 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local File Inclusion

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CSRF to include arbitrary files, leading to code execution or data disclosure in the InstaWP Connect plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c397-pwm5-p9qx

## What is CVE-2024-13913?

CVE-2024-13913 is a high-severity vulnerability in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.83. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the '/migrate/templates/main.php' file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13913?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-13913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13913 is a high-severity vulnerability in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13913/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.