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

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via the REST API, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-2667?

CVE-2024-2667 is a critical vulnerability in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2667?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Instawp Instawp Connect.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-2667 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2667 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5qjg-g4mj-x7h7.

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