High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-53370
CVE-2025-53370
Description
Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. From versions 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0, short descriptions set via the ShortDescription extension are inserted as raw HTML by the Citizen skin, allowing any user to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM by editing a page. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
starcitizentools/citizen-skinPackagist | >= 1.9.4, < 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:starcitizen.tools:citizen:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*Range: >=1.9.4,<3.4.0
- Range: >= 65a7ffd927467c8c3557146d1ac6de62b0369b6c, < c85a40bddc8651fff66df83a72debddcb34f0521
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/c85a40bddc8651fff66df83a72debddcb34f0521nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/GHSA-prmv-7r8c-794gnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-prmv-7r8c-794gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53370ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8caghsaWEB
- github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases/tag/v3.4.0nvdRelease NotesWEB
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