CVE-2025-53491
XSS in FlaggedRevs
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
XSS in FlaggedRevs
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-53491- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-20268
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-20268- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8733-8379-6x8g
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
- Record
GHSA-8733-8379-6x8g- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - FlaggedRevs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-53491- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-53491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Flaggedrevs Extension, published July 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.