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GHSA-587V-FW9W-XC4M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-25 06:30 – Updated: 2026-10-26 12:32

Details

The InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin before 0.1.4.2 does not perform a capability check on its InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin before 0.1.4.2-settings update action, verifying only a nonce, allowing an authenticated user holding a low-privileged role that an administrator has granted access to the InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin before 0.1.4.2's sync feature to overwrite the InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin before 0.1.4.2's settings, including the setting controlling which roles may access that feature. The role grant is not enabled by default.

Severity

3.1 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-10-26T12:32:29Z",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:30:23Z",
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CVE-2026-114743 (GCVE-0-2026-114743)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-25 06:00 – Updated: 2026-10-26 10:13

Title

InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings

Summary

Severity

3.1 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-26 10:07 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

WPScan CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 2070 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b94671c5-c5b5-41…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	InstaWP Connect	Affected: 0 , < 0.1.4.2 (semver)

Credits

Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi WPScan

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