CVE-2025-53369 | BDVDB-2026-284683 Detail

StarCitizenToolsmediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-07-03Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-07-03
Last modified: 2025-07-03

Vendor information

Vendor: StarCitizenTools
Product: mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription

All StarCitizenTools vulnerabilities

Score

8.6 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 27.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 05f6c6824f8f37dcc2d51cf6df4e7a09bea2196c, < 2c18bd21c5de53c336f55b6ff42f2983ea5796b4
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.6 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	Low
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).