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CVE-2024-6397 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration <= 0.1.0.44 - Authentication Bypass to Admin

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any user, including administrators, due to insufficient API key verification.

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-2024-6397?

CVE-2024-6397 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration, published on 11 Jul 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 authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.44. This is due to insufficient verification of the API key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username, and to perform a variety of other administrative tasks. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in 0.1.0.44, but was still exploitable via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6397?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Instawp Instawp Connect.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6397?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-6397 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rqgq-6m99-363c.

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