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Self-XSS in ManageWiki review dialog via unsanitized field reflection

Moderate
Universal-Omega published GHSA-859x-46h8-vcrv Apr 24, 2025

Package

ManageWiki (MediaWiki)

Affected versions

Before 2f177dc

Patched versions

2f177dc

Description

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?
This vulnerability allows reflected or stored XSS in the ManageWiki review dialog. A logged-in attacker must change a form field to include a malicious payload. If that same user then opens the "Review Changes" dialog, the payload will be rendered and executed in the context of their own session.

Exploit chain:

  1. The attacker modifies a ManageWiki form field with a malicious value (e.g., a JavaScript payload).
  2. The attacker then clicks the "Review Changes" button themselves.
  3. The unescaped value is injected via .html() into the dialog and executed.

Because the dialog reflects and renders unsanitized input back into the DOM, this can be exploited as a self-XSS. In some cases, if an attacker tricks a privileged user into submitting the value (e.g., via social engineering), it could escalate to stored XSS.

Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?
2f177dc

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

References

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Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2025-43861

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

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