CVE-2024-22145: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in InstaWP InstaWP Connect
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-22145 in InstaWP Connect involves incorrect privilege assignment, which means that the software improperly grants elevated privileges to users or processes that should not have them. This affects versions up to 0.1.0.8. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access, data manipulation, or denial of service conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to InstaWP Connect instances to trusted users only and monitor for unusual privilege escalations. Avoid exposing the affected versions to untrusted networks.
CVE-2024-22145: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in InstaWP InstaWP Connect
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-22145 in InstaWP Connect involves incorrect privilege assignment, which means that the software improperly grants elevated privileges to users or processes that should not have them. This affects versions up to 0.1.0.8. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access, data manipulation, or denial of service conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to InstaWP Connect instances to trusted users only and monitor for unusual privilege escalations. Avoid exposing the affected versions to untrusted networks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-05T11:18:25.467Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7413e6bfc5ba1def512d
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:37:55 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:54:54 AM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:48:34 PM
Views: 23
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