WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings
Description
The plugin does not perform a capability check on its plugin-settings update action, verifying only a nonce, allowing an authenticated user holding a low-privileged role that an administrator has granted access to the plugin's sync feature to overwrite the plugin's settings, including the setting controlling which roles may access that feature. The role grant is not enabled by default.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi
Submitter
Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-23 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-23 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-23 (about 1 day ago)