VDB-328138 · CVE-2025-11687 · Nessus 270835

GNOME GI-DocGen Search Term cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME GI-DocGen. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Search Term Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-11687. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME GI-DocGen (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Search Term Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in the gi-docgen. This vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the page — enabling DOM access, session cookie theft and other client-side attacks — via a crafted URL that supplies a malicious value to the q GET parameter (reflected DOM XSS).

The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-11687. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270835 (Fedora 42 : gi-docgen (2025-b4184a589e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270835). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

GNOME

Name

GI-DocGen

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnome.org/

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 270835
Nessus Name: Fedora 42 : gi-docgen (2025-b4184a589e)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/13/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/28/2026 +107 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-11687 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328138

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2025 22:43
Updated: 01/28/2026 13:04
Changes: 10/13/2025 22:43 (49), 10/21/2025 21:53 (2), 01/28/2026 13:04 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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