CVE-2025-49576

Citizen allows stored XSS in search no result messages

Description

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. The citizen-search-noresults-title and citizen-search-noresults-desc system messages are inserted into raw HTML, allowing anybody who can edit those messages to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.1.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Affected: StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/GHSA-86xf-2mgp-gv3g
https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/93c36ac778397e0e7c46cf7adb1e5d848265f1bd
https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/a0296afaedbe1a277337a2d8f1da83cb3a79b9ab

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-49576?
CVE-2025-49576 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-49576?
To fix CVE-2025-49576, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-49576 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-49576 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-49576?
CVE-2025-49576 affects StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen.
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