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InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

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.

Products
InstaWP Connect
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-114743
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 08:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings

core-cve · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC

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.

cve:CVE-2026-114743

InstaWP Connect

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings",
    "summary": "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.",
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