StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen up to 3.3.0 Language::userDate cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen up to 3.3.0. The affected element is the function Language::userDate. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-49578. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen up to 3.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function Language::userDate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. Various date messages returned by `Language::userDate` are inserted into raw HTML, allowing anybody who can edit those messages to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM. This impacts wikis where a group has the `editinterface` but not the `editsitejs` user right. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.1.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-49578 since 06/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 64cb5d7ab3a6dc0381fae54b31e8fc4afadc8beb is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18205). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mediawiki-skins-Citizen 3.3.1
Patch: 64cb5d7ab3a6dc0381fae54b31e8fc4afadc8beb

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06/12/2025 +6 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/23/2025 +72 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-2v3v-3whp-953h
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-49578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312450
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2025 22:47
Updated: 08/23/2025 04:33
Changes: 06/12/2025 22:47 (68), 06/13/2025 01:10 (1), 06/16/2025 15:36 (1), 08/23/2025 04:33 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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