CVE-2025-59838 (GCVE-0-2025-59838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-25 14:52 – Updated: 2025-10-28 15:22
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Summary
Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.
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2.4 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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monkeytypegame monkeytype Affected: < 25.44.0
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