CVE-2025-53488
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CVE-2025-53488 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiHiero Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiHiero Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiHiero Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiHiero Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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