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Short Description CVE-2025-53369

| EUVDEUVD-2025-19899 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2025-07-03 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-p85q-mww9-gwqf
8.6
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
8.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Mar 16, 2026 - 02:12 euvd
EUVD-2025-19899
Analysis Generated
Mar 16, 2026 - 02:12 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jul 03, 2025 - 20:15 nvd
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Short Description is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. In version 4.0.0, short descriptions are not properly sanitized before being inserted as HTML using mw.util.addSubtitle, allowing any user to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM by editing a page. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.1.

Analysis

Short Description is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. In version 4.0.0, short descriptions are not properly sanitized before being inserted as HTML using mw.util.addSubtitle, allowing any user to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM by editing a page. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.1.

Technical ContextAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) allows injection of client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users due to insufficient output encoding.

RemediationAI

Encode all user-supplied output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers. Use HTTPOnly and Secure cookie flags.

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CVE-2025-53369 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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