CVE•Published 2024-06-12•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-4898Instawp · Instawp_connect
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing authorization checks on the REST API calls in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.38. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to connect the site to InstaWP API, edit arbitrary site options and create administrator accounts.
Timeline
Published 2024-06-12
Modified 2026-04-08
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-2024-4898Hosts 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-2024-4898Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-4898Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-4898Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-4898GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-4898" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.