IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-53482. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - IPInfo 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.

The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53482 since 06/30/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.39.13, 1.42.7 or 1.43.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20083). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• IPInfo Extension

Version

• 1.39.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.39.2
• 1.39.3
• 1.39.4
• 1.39.5
• 1.39.6
• 1.39.7
• 1.39.8
• 1.39.9
• 1.39.10
• 1.39.11
• 1.39.12
• 1.42.0
• 1.42.1
• 1.42.2
• 1.42.3
• 1.42.4
• 1.42.5
• 1.42.6
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1

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