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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-6397
InstaWP Connect WordPress Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6397 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Instawp instawp_connect

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-6397 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/apis/class-instawp-rest-api.php#L256 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/apis/class-instawp-rest-api.php#L256 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L28 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L28 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L40 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L40 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3109305/ No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3109305/ Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3114674/ No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3114674/ Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/963f2485-3afa-4e17-8278-b75415af3915?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/963f2485-3afa-4e17-8278-b75415af3915?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:instawp:instawp_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.1.0.45
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/963f2485-3afa-4e17-8278-b75415af3915?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L28 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/class-instawp-hooks.php#L40 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instawp-connect/tags/0.1.0.43/includes/apis/class-instawp-rest-api.php#L256 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3109305/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3114674/ [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6397 is associated with the following CWEs:

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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