InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.44 on WordPress improper authentication

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.44 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6397. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in InstaWP Connect Plugin up to 0.1.0.44 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6397 since 06/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• InstaWP Connect Plugin

Version

• 0.1.0.0
• 0.1.0.1
• 0.1.0.2
• 0.1.0.3
• 0.1.0.4
• 0.1.0.5
• 0.1.0.6
• 0.1.0.7
• 0.1.0.8
• 0.1.0.9
• 0.1.0.10
• 0.1.0.11
• 0.1.0.12
• 0.1.0.13
• 0.1.0.14
• 0.1.0.15
• 0.1.0.16
• 0.1.0.17
• 0.1.0.18
• 0.1.0.19
• 0.1.0.20
• 0.1.0.21
• 0.1.0.22
• 0.1.0.23
• 0.1.0.24
• 0.1.0.25
• 0.1.0.26
• 0.1.0.27
• 0.1.0.28
• 0.1.0.29
• 0.1.0.30
• 0.1.0.31
• 0.1.0.32
• 0.1.0.33
• 0.1.0.34
• 0.1.0.35
• 0.1.0.36
• 0.1.0.37
• 0.1.0.38
• 0.1.0.39
• 0.1.0.40
• 0.1.0.41
• 0.1.0.42
• 0.1.0.43
• 0.1.0.44

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