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CVE-2025-53496 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MediaSearch Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MediaSearch Extension: from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/MediaSearch/+/1166030 wikimedia-foundationSource CodeVendor
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T396946 wikimedia-foundationIssue TrackingPermission RequiredVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')wikimedia-foundation

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MediaSearch Extension
All versions

CPE

  • No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product.

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-53496
NVD Published Date:
Jul 7, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2025-53496 Details - Not Deferred