CVE•Published 2024-04-03•Modified 2026-04-28•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-25918Instawp · Instawp_connect
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
73
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 27% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2024-04-03
Modified 2026-04-28
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2024-25918Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · WP plugin path
http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/instawp-connect/"Matches any site loading the "instawp-connect" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.
Shodan · product
product:"Instawp Instawp Connect"All exposed Instawp Instawp Connect instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Instawp Connect"HTTP body or banner mentions "Instawp Connect" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-25918Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-25918Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-25918Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-25918GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-25918" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.