Cross-site scripting in avb HTTP_Request2
Priority LOW 24CWE-531Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HTTP_Request2 (avb): 2.7.0pear/http_request2 (Packagist): 2.7.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| avb | HTTP_Request2 | before 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pear/http_request2 (Packagist) | before 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r |
- HTTP_Request2 Vendoravb Affected before 2.7.0 Fixed in 2.7.0 Patch available CNA
- pear/http_request2 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.0 Fixed in 2.7.0 Patch available GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HTTP_Request2 (avb) Fixed in 2.7.0
- Fix · GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r pear/http_request2 (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/pear/HTTP_Request2/commit/07925aa77e441dba0ff0fa973a09802729cb838f
- https://github.com/pear/HTTP_Request2/commit/265e05f9e08a28a38a57219516a8e4e2dfdbb147
- https://github.com/pear/HTTP_Request2/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0
- https://github.com/pear/HTTP_Request2/blob/b1c61b71128045734d757c4d3d436457ace80ea7/package.xml#L24
- https://github.com/pear/HTTP_Request2
Sources
- CVE-2025-43717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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