Unauthorized Data Access Vulnerability in InstaWP Connect Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2023-3956

What is CVE-2023-3956?

The InstaWP Connect plugin for WordPress has a significant vulnerability due to a missing capability check in its 'events_receiver' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data, modify existing information, and execute unauthorized actions such as installing or deactivating plugins, altering customizer settings, and manipulating user accounts—including those with administrative privileges. Such weaknesses pose a serious threat to the security and integrity of WordPress sites using affected versions up to and including 0.0.9.18.

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.

Remediate biological technical debt. Prime Ageing uses 95% high-purity SIRT6 activation to maintain genomic integrity and bolster systemic resilience.

Deploy the Patch →

References