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PEAR HTTP_Request2 vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

  • Disclosed: 17.04.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package pear/http_request2 < 2.7.0 2.7.0

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-531, CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
pear/http_request2
Disclosed
17.04.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w7gh-f2fm-9q8r - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: pear/http_request2

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