CVE-2025-43717 json
PEAR HTTP_Request2 vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r , EUVD-2025-11501
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In PEAR HTTP_Request2 before 2.7.0, multiple files in the tests directory, notably tests/_network/getparameters.php and tests/_network/postparameters.php, reflect any GET or POST parameters, leading to XSS.
Patch / fix
- packagist pear/http_request2 2.7.0
- avb HTTP_Request2 2.7.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | pear/http_request2 | <2.7.0 |
2.7.0 |
Affected products
- avb HTTP_Request2
Classification
References
-
github.com
/pear/HTTP_Request2/commit/07925aa77e441dba0ff0fa973a09802729cb838f
web
-
github.com
/pear/HTTP_Request2/commit/265e05f9e08a28a38a57219516a8e4e2dfdbb147
web
-
github.com
/pear/HTTP_Request2/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0
web
-
github.com
/pear/HTTP_Request2/blob/b1c61b71128045734d757c4d3d436457ace80ea7/package.xml#L24
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43717
advisory
-
github.com
/pear/HTTP_Request2
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-43717
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r
- NVD CVE-2025-43717
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