---
id: "CVE-2026-116399"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116399"]
title: "InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin: CSRF lets attackers trigger site actions"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["instawp-connect", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T14:17:50+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T14:25:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116399", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"}]
---

# InstaWP Connect WordPress plugin: CSRF lets attackers trigger site actions

InstaWP Connect (instawp-connect) is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, affecting versions through 0.1.4.2. An attacker who lures a logged-in site administrator to a malicious page can make the plugin perform actions on the site as that administrator.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of instawp-connect in the WordPress plugins list or `wp plugin get instawp-connect --field=version`
- Compare against the affected range: through `0.1.4.2`

## Fix

- InstaWP Connect: a fixed version above `0.1.4.2` is not stated in the sources; unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116399

## From the sources

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through 0.1.4.2.

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