CVE-2025-1217Public exploitNetwork attack vector

HTTP response misinterpretation via folded-header parsing

Published Mar 29, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Improper input validation in PHP's HTTP stream wrapper allows remote attackers to cause response-header and MIME-type misinterpretation. The parser treats each newline as a header boundary instead of replacing an obsolete folded continuation with spaces, so it reports the continuation as a separate header. Exploitation requires PHP code to retrieve a response from an attacker-controlled or intercepted HTTP server; affected code can select the wrong MIME type or associate headers with the wrong redirected response.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in PHP's HTTP stream wrapper allows remote attackers to cause response-header and MIME-type misinterpretation. The parser treats each newline as a header boundary instead of replacing an obsolete folded continuation with spaces, so it reports the continuation as a separate header. Exploitation requires PHP code to retrieve a response from an attacker-controlled or intercepted HTTP server; affected code can select the wrong MIME type or associate headers with the wrong redirected response.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1217
Published
Mar 29, 2025
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
The PHP Group
Product
PHP
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-273
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.1.* <8.1.32
  2. Affected versionversion=8.2.* <8.2.28
  3. Affected versionversion=8.3.* <8.3.19
  4. Affected versionversion=8.4.* <8.4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The PHP Group · PHPversion=8.1.* <8.1.32; version=8.2.* <8.2.28; version=8.3.* <8.3.19; version=8.4.* <8.4.5

Published CVSS scores

6.3The PHP GroupCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-273HTTP Response Smuggling

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