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. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify or delete post and taxonomy, install, activate or deactivate plugin, change customizer settings, add or modify or delete user including administrator user.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-44581 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. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify or delete post and taxonomy, install, activate or deactivate plugin, change customizer settings, add or modify or delete user including administrator user.
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title InstaWP Connect <= 0.0.9.18 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Post/Taxonomy/User Add/Change/Delete, Customizer Setting Change, Plugin Installation/Activation/Deactication via events_receiver
Weaknesses CWE-862

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:50:20.436Z

Reserved: 2023-07-26T17:41:07.986Z

Link: CVE-2023-3956

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:08:50.660Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-27T07:15:09.857

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:11.260

Link: CVE-2023-3956

cve-icon Redhat

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