CVE-2025-48883
Chrome PHP is missing encoding in `CssSelector`
Chrome PHP allows users to start playing with chrome/chromium in headless mode from PHP. Prior to version 1.14.0, CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities. This is patched in v1.14.0. As a workaround, users can apply encoding manually to their selectors if they are unable to upgrade.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Chrome PHP is missing encoding in `CssSelector`
Chrome PHP allows users to start playing with chrome/chromium in headless mode from PHP. Prior to version 1.14.0, CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities. This is patched in v1.14.0. As a workaround, users can apply encoding manually to their selectors if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2025-48883- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-16516
Chrome PHP allows users to start playing with chrome/chromium in headless mode from PHP. Prior to version 1.14.0, CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities. This is patched in v1.14.0. As a workaround, users can apply encoding manually to their selectors if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
EUVD-2025-16516- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3432-fmrf-7vmh
Chrome PHP is missing encoding in `CssSelector`
Impact
CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities.
Patches
This is patched in v1.14.0.
Workarounds
Users can apply encoding manually to their selectors, if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
GHSA-3432-fmrf-7vmh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Chrome PHP allows users to start playing with chrome/chromium in headless mode from PHP. Prior to version 1.14.0, CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities. This is patched in v1.14.0. As a workaround, users can apply encoding manually to their selectors if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2025-48883- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Chrome PHP is missing encoding in `CssSelector`
Chrome PHP allows users to start playing with chrome/chromium in headless mode from PHP. Prior to version 1.14.0, CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities. This is patched in v1.14.0. As a workaround, users can apply encoding manually to their selectors if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2025-48883- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
OSVGHSA-3432-fmrf-7vmh
Chrome PHP is missing encoding in `CssSelector`
Impact
CSS Selector expressions are not properly encoded, which can lead to XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities.
Patches
This is patched in v1.14.0.
Workarounds
Users can apply encoding manually to their selectors, if they are unable to upgrade.
- Record
GHSA-3432-fmrf-7vmh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chrome-php/chromePackagist |
before 1.14.0 | 1.14.0 |
chrome-php/chromePackagist |
before 1.14.0, plus listed versions v0.1.0v0.1.1v0.1.2v0.1.3v0.1.4 Show 44 moreShow lessv0.10.0v0.11.0v0.11.1v0.11.2v0.2.0v0.2.1v0.2.2v0.2.3v0.2.4v0.3.0v0.4.0v0.5.0v0.6.0v0.7.0v0.8.0v0.8.1v0.9.0v1.0.0v1.0.1v1.1.0v1.1.1v1.10.0v1.10.1v1.11.0v1.12.0v1.12.1v1.13.0v1.2.0v1.2.1v1.3.0v1.3.1v1.4.0v1.4.1v1.5.0v1.6.0v1.6.1v1.6.2v1.7.0v1.7.1v1.7.2v1.8.0v1.8.1v1.9.0v1.9.1 |
1.14.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-48883 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Chrome-php Chrome, published May 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in chrome-php/chrome 1.14.0.
References
github.com/chrome-php/chrome/security/advisories/GHSA-3432-fmrf-7vmh
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48883