CVE-2025-53480
Mediawiki CheckUser Extension Reflected XSS Vulnerability
Description
The CheckUser extension’s Special:Investigate page has a vulnerability in the Account information tab, where specific internationalized messages are rendered without proper escaping. Attackers can exploit this by appending ?uselang=x-xss to the URL, causing reflected XSS when the UI renders affected message keys. This issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
INFO
Published Date :
July 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 8, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-53480
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-53480.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I777fc55fef15c3b00df0db268af2b64cb2d6e381 | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394700 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-53480 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-53480
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
New CVE Received by c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc
Jul. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The CheckUser extension’s Special:Investigate page has a vulnerability in the Account information tab, where specific internationalized messages are rendered without proper escaping. Attackers can exploit this by appending ?uselang=x-xss to the URL, causing reflected XSS when the UI renders affected message keys. This issue affects Mediawiki - CheckUser extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2. Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I777fc55fef15c3b00df0db268af2b64cb2d6e381 Added Reference https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394700