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.
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Configurations
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History
03 Jul 2025, 20:15
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Information
Published : 2025-07-03 20:15
Updated : 2025-07-03 20:15
NVD link : CVE-2025-53369
Mitre link : CVE-2025-53369
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-53369
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')