CVE-2025-53368
Description
Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. From versions 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0, page descriptions are inserted into raw HTML without proper sanitization by the Citizen skin when using the old search bar. Any user with page editing privileges can insert cross-site scripting (XSS) payloads into the DOM for other users who are searching for specific pages. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.0.
CWE
- CWE-79 — CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected
- StarCitizenTools / mediawiki-skins-Citizen — v=>= 1.9.4, < 3.4.0 [affected]; v=>= b2bd79196db1153d0bc1bd51a646d957cbdf4aec, < aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca [affected]
CVSS
- 3.1 score=8.6 severity=HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases/tag/v3.4.0 x_refsource_MISC
Source
cvelistV5-main/cves/2025/53xxx/CVE-2025-53368.json