VulnerabilityPublished 26 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-15095: postmanlabs httpbin · Cross-site Scripting

Affects postmanlabs httpbinSource CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PyPIhttpbin`pkg:pypi/httpbin`Other threats	Affected =0.6.0 =0.6.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Immediately restrict access to any publicly accessible httpbin instances, limiting them to trusted internal networks or VPNs.
Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data within httpbin, particularly in the affected function, to prevent script injection.
Monitor web server logs and application telemetry for unusual or suspicious requests that may indicate attempted exploitation.
Educate developers and users about the risks of clicking untrusted links or executing unknown scripts in testing environments.
Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting httpbin endpoints.
If feasible, replace vulnerable versions with updated or alternative tools until an official patch is released.
Isolate development and testing environments from production to minimize potential lateral movement if exploitation occurs.
Regularly review and update security policies regarding the exposure of development tools and services.
Engage with Postmanlabs or the open-source community to track patch releases and apply them promptly once available.

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in postmanlabs httpbin up to 0.6.1. This affects an unknown function of the file httpbin-master/httpbin/core.py. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-15095 depends largely on the deployment context of httpbin. Since httpbin is primarily a testing and debugging tool, its exposure in production environments is less common but not unheard of. If vulnerable instances are accessible to untrusted users, attackers could exploit the XSS flaw to execute malicious scripts in the browsers of developers or users interacting with the service. This could lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or manipulation of test data, undermining the integrity of development and testing processes. While direct impact on sensitive production data is unlikely, compromised developer environments can serve as pivot points for further attacks. Additionally, organizations that expose httpbin instances publicly without proper access controls increase their risk. The medium severity rating reflects limited but non-negligible risk, especially in environments where httpbin is integrated into broader workflows. European entities with strong software development activities or those using Postman tools extensively may face higher exposure. The absence of a vendor patch increases the urgency for interim mitigations.

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