CVE-2025-43717: PEAR HTTP_Request2 vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

medium Affects pear/http_request2. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2025-04-17.

PEAR HTTP_Request2 vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Package: pear/http_request2 Composer
Affected versions: <2.7.0
Fixed in: 2.7.0
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (26.8th percentile)
Published: 2025-04-17
Source: osv.dev

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