MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-53493. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. Affected is an unknown code block. 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:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension: 1.39.X, 1.42.X, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

The weakness was shared by SomeRandomDeveloper. The advisory is available at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53493 since 06/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.43.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19728). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• MintyDocs Extension

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1

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