CVE-2024-37228 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-37228: WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.38 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Instawp

Product InstaWP Connect

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published June 24, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

10.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

InstaWP Connect versions up to 0.1.0.38 allow unauthenticated attackers to upload files without restriction. An attacker can upload malicious files over the network with no authentication or user interaction required. This can lead to remote code execution, data theft, and site takeover. Update to a version newer than 0.1.0.38 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload malicious files to the site and run their own code on it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can execute code, steal data, and modify or delete content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction needed.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 24, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37228 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html AskarLabs — CWE-434 write-up Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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