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TI-2025-33330 Aliases CVE-2025-53368GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4

Citizen is vulnerable to stored XSS attack in the legacy search bar

Priority HIGH 76CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. From versions 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0, page descriptions are inserted into raw HTML without proper sanitization by the Citizen skin when using the old search bar. Any user with page editing privileges can insert cross-site scripting (XSS) payloads into the DOM for other users who are searching for specific pages. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0035 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mediawiki-skins-Citizen (StarCitizenTools): 3.4.0starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist): 3.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
StarCitizenToolsmediawiki-skins-Citizen1.9.4 to before 3.4.0; >= b2bd79196db1153d0bc1bd51a646d957cbdf4aec, < aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca3.4.0Patch availableCNA
—starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist)1.9.4 to before 3.4.03.4.0Patch availableGHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4
  • mediawiki-skins-Citizen VendorStarCitizenTools Affected 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0; >= b2bd79196db1153d0bc1bd51a646d957cbdf4aec, < aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca Fixed in 3.4.0 Patch available CNA
  • starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0 Fixed in 3.4.0 Patch available GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:starcitizen.tools:citizen:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*1.9.4 to before 3.4.0VulnerableStarCitizenTools
  • cpe:2.3:a:starcitizen.tools:citizen:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions 1.9.4 to before 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·StarCitizenTools

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mediawiki-skins-Citizen (StarCitizenTools) Fixed in 3.4.0
  • Fix · GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4 starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53368
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq6g-6g94-jfr4

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-33332 Citizen stored XSS vulnerability through short descriptions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-23953 Citizen has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability by editing MediaWiki:Tagline CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-31592 Citizen allows stored XSS in menu heading message CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-31591 Citizen allows stored XSS in user registration date message CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-31590 Citizen allows stored XSS in preference menu headings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-31589 Citizen allows stored XSS in search no result messages CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
See all 8 →

Sources

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