CVE-2025-53368: starcitizentools/citizen-skin is vulnerable to Stored XSS attack in the legacy search bar through page descriptions
Page descriptions are inserted into raw HTML without proper sanitization by the Citizen skin when using the old search bar.
References
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases/tag/v3.4.0
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53368
Code Behaviors & Features
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