FKIE_CVE-2025-53369

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-03 20:15 - Updated: 2025-07-08 16:19
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bc4fdbaeb1dff127fb6d08c0d385b64aa128c8f8
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/security/advisories/GHSA-p85q-mww9-gwqf
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Short Description es una extensi\u00f3n de MediaWiki que ofrece compatibilidad local con descripciones cortas. En la versi\u00f3n 4.0.0, las descripciones cortas no se depuran correctamente antes de insertarse como HTML mediante mw.util.addSubtitle, lo que permite a cualquier usuario insertar HTML arbitrario en el DOM editando una p\u00e1gina. Este problema se ha corregido en la versi\u00f3n 4.0.1."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-53369",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-08T16:19:11.700",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 8.6,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 4.7,
        "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  "published": "2025-07-03T20:15:23.737",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bc4fdbaeb1dff127fb6d08c0d385b64aa128c8f8"
    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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