What is CVE-2023-3956?

CVE-2023-3956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instawp Connect – 1-click Wp Staging & Migration, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-3956?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-3956 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Instawp Connect – 1-click Wp Staging & Migration

CVE-2023-3956

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. Th…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.010 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Instawp Connect – 1-click Wp Staging & Migration — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3956?: CVE-2023-3956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instawp Connect – 1-click Wp Staging & Migration, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-3956?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3956 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.