CVE-2025-53493
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Publication date: 2025-07-02
Last updated on: 2025-09-26
Assigner: wikimedia-foundation
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| yaronkoren | mintydocs | to 1.4.1 (exc) |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | From 1.43.0 (inc) to 1.43.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki MintyDocs Extension. It occurs because the extension improperly neutralizes input during web page generation, allowing malicious scripts to be stored and executed when users view the affected pages.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of users viewing the affected Mediawiki pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed on behalf of the user without their consent.