A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mccutchen httpbin v2.17.1 allows attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-80Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mccutchen httpbin v2.17.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00267 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin (Go): 2.18.0github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin/v2 (Go): 2.18.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin (Go) | before 2.18.0 | 2.18.0 | Patch available | GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2 |
| — | github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin/v2 (Go) | before 2.18.0 | 2.18.0 | Patch available | GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.18.0 Fixed in 2.18.0 Patch available GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2
- github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.18.0 Fixed in 2.18.0 Patch available GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2 github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin (Go) Fixed in 2.18.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2 github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.18.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-45286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2025-45286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-45286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-528q-4pgm-wvg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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