Administrator-browser script execution
Published Jun 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Reflected cross-site scripting in Alpine PhotoTile for Instagram 1.2.7.7 allows attackers to run script in an administrator's browser. The affected parameter and code path are undisclosed; the plugin reflects attacker-controlled input without adequate sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires luring or forcing a logged-in WordPress administrator to open a malicious website, enabling session-token theft or arbitrary actions in that administrator's context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected cross-site scripting in Alpine PhotoTile for Instagram 1.2.7.7 allows attackers to run script in an administrator's browser. The affected parameter and code path are undisclosed; the plugin reflects attacker-controlled input without adequate sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires luring or forcing a logged-in WordPress administrator to open a malicious website, enabling session-token theft or arbitrary actions in that administrator's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2017-20087
- Published
- Jun 23, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- The Alpine Press
- Product
- Alpine PhotoTile for Instagram
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-80, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.2.7.7
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Summer of Pwnage Full Disclosure reportproof of concept · demonstrated
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