InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.8 on WordPress unrestricted upload

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8.3$0-$5k0.43

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.8 on WordPress and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-25918. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.8 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.

The weakness was presented by Majed Refaea. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-25918 since 02/12/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2024 🔍
04/03/2024 +50 days 🔍
04/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2026 +728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Majed Refaea
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-25918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-25918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259143

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2024 17:03
Updated: 04/01/2026 22:26
Changes: 04/03/2024 17:03 (62), 02/09/2025 21:46 (13), 04/01/2026 22:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:751:103

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