CVE-2025-1742: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in pihome-shc PiHome 2.0

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-1742 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting maxair. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in pihome-shc PiHome 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /home.php. The manipulation of the argument page_name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 55%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79, CWE-94
Published	2025-02-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: pihome

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-27 17:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pihome maxair DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy maxair || rpm -q maxair || maxair --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison maxair sudo apt install maxair=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo apt-mark hold maxair

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list maxair sudo dnf downgrade maxair-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add maxair

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-1742?

maxair: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-1742 being exploited?

CVE-2025-1742 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-1742 affect?

CVE-2025-1742 affects maxair. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in pihome-shc PiHome 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /home.php. The manipulation of the argument page_name leads to cross site script

How urgent is CVE-2025-1742?

Priority 31/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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References

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