CVE-2017-20087
Published: 23 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2017-20087 is a low-severity Basic XSS (CWE-80) vulnerability in Thealpinepress Alpine-Photo-Tile-For-Instagram. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-11094
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Alpine PhotoTile for Instagram Plugin 1.2.7.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.