XSS in Starcitizentools Mediawiki-Extensions-Shortdescription

CVE-2025-53369

Short Description is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. In version 4.0.0, short descriptions are not properly sanitized before being inserted as HTML using mw.util.addSubtitle, allowing any user to insert arbitrary HTML into the DOM by editing a page. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.1.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-53369: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53369?
CVE-2025-53369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Starcitizentools Mediawiki-Extensions-Shortdescription, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-53369?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.