InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.0.9.18 on WordPress Setting events_receiver authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.0.9.18 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is the function events_receiver of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-3956. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.0.9.18 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function events_receiver of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The InstaWP Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'events_receiver' function in versions up to, and including, 0.0.9.18. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify or delete post and taxonomy, install, activate or deactivate plugin, change customizer settings, add or modify or delete user including administrator user.

The weakness was published 07/27/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-3956 since 07/26/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

Name

• InstaWP Connect Plugin

Version

• 0.0.9.0
• 0.0.9.1
• 0.0.9.2
• 0.0.9.3
• 0.0.9.4
• 0.0.9.5
• 0.0.9.6
• 0.0.9.7
• 0.0.9.8
• 0.0.9.9
• 0.0.9.10
• 0.0.9.11
• 0.0.9.12
• 0.0.9.13
• 0.0.9.14
• 0.0.9.15
• 0.0.9.16
• 0.0.9.17
• 0.0.9.18

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