InstaWP Connect < 0.1.4.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update via instawp_update_settings
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 sourcePublished 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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"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114743",
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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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