InstaWP vulnerabilities
We track 16 vulnerabilities in InstaWP products across 3 products. 16 are rated high or critical, and none are known to be exploited. The most recent was published on October 29, 2026.
Latest InstaWP vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
InstaWP Connect: Cross-Site Request Forgery
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through 0.1.4.2.
- 7.5 High severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Improper Privilege Management
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.4.1 This is due to the plugin registering its admin page via `add_management_page()` using a role name ret
- 7.5 High severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.3.6 via the (top-level script) function. This is due to the plugin stores its encrypted options file as o
- 8.1 High severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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
- 7.5 High severity
InstaWP Connect: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.82.
- 8.8 High severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Cross-Site Request Forgery
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.83. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the '/migrate/templates/main.php' file
- 8.8 High severity
String locator: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'recursive_unserialize_replace' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attacke
- 9.8 Critical severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Improper Authentication
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
- 9.8 Critical severity
InstaWP Connect: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.38.
- 9.8 Critical severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Missing Authorization
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 unauthent
- 8.8 High severity
InstaWP Connect: Improper Privilege Management
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.
- 9.8 Critical severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file validation in the /wp-json/instawp-connect/v1/config REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.22. Th
- 8.8 High severity
InstaWP Connect: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.
- 8.8 High severity
InstaWP Connect: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.9.
- 9.8 Critical severity
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration: Missing Authorization
The InstaWP Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'events_receiver' function in versions up to, and including, 0.0.9.18. This makes it possible
- 8.8 High severity
String locator: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The String Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'string-locator-path' parameter in versions up to, and including 2.5.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, gra