PatchTheCVECVE-2024-4898: The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option up
CVE-2024-4898 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting instawp connect. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
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.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 9%: very likely to be exploited
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 4.2% (top 9%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-862 |
| Published | 2024-06-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Nuclei scan template: WordPress InstaWP Connect <= 0.1.0.38 - Unauthenticated User Creation
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-4898?
instawp connect: upgrade to 0.1.0.39. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-4898 being exploited?
CVE-2024-4898 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-4898 affect?
CVE-2024-4898 affects instawp connect. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). 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 po
How urgent is CVE-2024-4898?
Priority 62/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 9%: very likely to be exploited; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
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