High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2025· Updated Sep 25, 2025
Star Citizen EmbedVideo Extension Stored XSS through wikitext caused by usage of non-reserved data attributes
CVE-2025-59839
Description
The EmbedVideo Extension is a MediaWiki extension which adds a parser function called #ev and various parser tags for embedding video clips from various video sharing services. In versions 4.0.0 and prior, the EmbedVideo extension allows adding arbitrary attributes to an HTML element, allowing for stored XSS through wikitext. This issue has been patched via commit 4e075d3.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
starcitizenwiki/embedvideoPackagist | <= 4.0.0 | — |
Affected products
2- StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideov5Range: <= 4.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j5h-mvj3-m48vghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59839ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/blob/440fb331a84b2050f4cc084c1d31d58a1d1c202d/resources/ext.embedVideo.videolink.jsghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/blob/440fb331a84b2050f4cc084c1d31d58a1d1c202d/resources/modules/iframe.jsghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/commit/4e075d3dc9a15a3ee53f449a684d5ab847e52f01ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-4j5h-mvj3-m48vghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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