CVE-2025-53369 json
Citizen Short Description stored XSS vulnerability through wikitext
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-19899 , GHSA-p85q-mww9-gwqf
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Short Description is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. In version 4.0.0, short descriptions are not properly sanitized before being inserted as HTML using mw.util.addSubtitle, allowing any user to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM by editing a page. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.1.
Patch / fix
- packagist starcitizentools/short-description 4.0.1
- mediawiki shortdescription 4.0.1
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | starcitizentools/short-description | >=4.0.0, <4.0.1 |
4.0.1 |
Affected products
- StarCitizenTools mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bc4fdbaeb1dff127fb6d08c0d385b64aa128c8f8
web
-
github.com
/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/security/advisories/GHSA-p85q-mww9-gwqf
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53369
advisory
-
github.com
/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53369
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-p85q-mww9-gwqf
- NVD CVE-2025-53369
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