CVE-2019-14470
Cosenary Instagram-PHP-API contains reflected XSS vulnerability
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), as used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, has XSS via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), as used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, has XSS via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-14470- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), as used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, has XSS via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-14470- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3939 No score
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), as used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, has XSS via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3939- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcv6-2v9c-rj48
Cosenary Instagram-PHP-API contains reflected XSS vulnerability
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
Vulnerable code:
if (isset($_GET['error'])) {
echo 'An error occurred: ' . $_GET['error_description'];
}
Proof-of-Concept:
https://domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/userpro/lib/instagram/vendor/cosenary/instagram/example/success.php?error=&error_description=<PAYLOAD>
- Record
GHSA-gcv6-2v9c-rj48- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gcv6-2v9c-rj48
Cosenary Instagram-PHP-API contains reflected XSS vulnerability
cosenary Instagram-PHP-API (aka Instagram PHP API V2), used in the UserPro plugin through 4.9.32 for WordPress, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the example/success.php error_description parameter.
Vulnerable code:
if (isset($_GET['error'])) {
echo 'An error occurred: ' . $_GET['error_description'];
}
Proof-of-Concept:
https://domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/userpro/lib/instagram/vendor/cosenary/instagram/example/success.php?error=&error_description=<PAYLOAD>
- Record
GHSA-gcv6-2v9c-rj48- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cosenary/instagramPackagist |
through 2.3 | None known |
cosenary/instagramPackagist |
through 2.3, plus listed versions v2.2v2.3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin UserPro 4.9.32 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2019-08-26 |
| Nuclei | WordPress UserPro 4.9.32 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14470 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Instagram-php-api Project Instagram-php-api, published September 4, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/cosenary/Instagram-PHP-API/commits/master
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154206/WordPress-UserPro-4.9.32-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9815
exploit-db.com/exploits/47304
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14470