InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Dangerous file upload
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration is affected by dangerous file upload. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.
- Component
- InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration
- Plugin slug
instawp-connect- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 11, 2025
This CVE was published Apr 11, 2025 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.85 via the 'instawp-database-manager' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where php file types can be uploaded and included, or are already present on the filesystem locally. There are currently no known vulnerabilities in this plugin that make file upload possible, meaning this won't be exploitable to achieve remote code execution on most instances with just this plugin alone. Another vulnerability would need to be present on the site allowing arbitrary file upload in order to leverage this to achieve remote code execution.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H