github - ghsa-r979-wmj9-cr9m

ghsa-r979-wmj9-cr9m

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-07-07 21:31

Modified

2025-07-07 21:31

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

The CheckUser extension’s Special:Investigate interface is vulnerable to reflected XSS due to improper escaping of certain internationalized system messages rendered on the “IPs and User agents” tab.

This issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

Show details on source website

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-53478"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-07T19:15:23Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The CheckUser extension\u2019s Special:Investigate interface is vulnerable to reflected XSS due to improper escaping of certain internationalized system messages rendered on the \u201cIPs and User agents\u201d tab.\n\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-r979-wmj9-cr9m",
  "modified": "2025-07-07T21:31:21Z",
  "published": "2025-07-07T21:31:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53478"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3a1e21b6800ff4d813a33ee9fe9b7ccf070b6b2e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394692"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2025-53478 (GCVE-0-2025-53478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-07 18:16

Modified

2025-07-07 20:49

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

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

Summary

The CheckUser extension’s Special:Investigate interface is vulnerable to reflected XSS due to improper escaping of certain internationalized system messages rendered on the “IPs and User agents” tab. This issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

References

URL

Tags

	https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394692
	https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3a1e21b6800ff4d813a33ee9fe9b7ccf070b6b2e

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Wikimedia Foundation	Mediawiki - CheckUser extension	Version: 1.39.x ≤ Version: 1.42.x ≤ Version: 1.43.x ≤

Show details on NVD website

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 5.4,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "LOW",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "CHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-53478",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-07-07T20:49:04.401865Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-07-07T20:49:34.393Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Mediawiki - CheckUser extension",
          "vendor": "Wikimedia Foundation",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "1.39.13",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.39.x",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "1.42.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.42.x",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "1.43.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.43.x",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "\u003cp\u003eThe CheckUser extension\u2019s Special:Investigate interface is vulnerable to \u003cb\u003ereflected XSS\u003c/b\u003e due to improper escaping of certain internationalized system messages rendered on the \u201cIPs and User agents\u201d tab.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.\u003c/p\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "The CheckUser extension\u2019s Special:Investigate interface is vulnerable to reflected XSS due to improper escaping of certain internationalized system messages rendered on the \u201cIPs and User agents\u201d tab.\n\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2."
        }
      ],
      "impacts": [
        {
          "capecId": "CAPEC-591",
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-79",
              "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or \u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-07-07T18:16:33.919Z",
        "orgId": "c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc",
        "shortName": "wikimedia-foundation"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394692"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3a1e21b6800ff4d813a33ee9fe9b7ccf070b6b2e"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "CheckUser: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Special:Investigate via unsanitized i18n messages",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc",
    "assignerShortName": "wikimedia-foundation",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-53478",
    "datePublished": "2025-07-07T18:16:33.919Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-06-30T15:20:44.461Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-07-07T20:49:34.393Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Log in or create an account to share your comment.

Tags

Taxonomy of the tags.

All sightings related to this event Export sightings related to this event

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.