CVE-2025-53500
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CVE-2025-53500 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.6/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MassEditRegex Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MassEditRegex Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.12, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% 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 - MassEditRegex Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MassEditRegex Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.12, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Malvineous | Masseditregex | All versions |
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397334Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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