# CVE-2024-47536: starcitizentools/citizen-skin vulnerable to stored, self-XSS in the "real name" field

> A user can inject malicious scripts via the real name field, leading to self-XSS in the Citizen MediaWiki skin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x

## What is CVE-2024-47536?

CVE-2024-47536 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen, published on 30 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. A user with the editmyprivateinfo right or who can otherwise change their name can XSS themselves by setting their "real name" to an XSS payload. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.31.0.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47536?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including starcitizentools/citizen-skin. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `starcitizentools/citizen-skin` | Packagist | From 2.6.3 | 2.31.0 |
| `starcitizentools/citizen-skin` | Packagist | From 2.6.3 | 2.31.0 |

Products: Starcitizen.tools Citizen.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47536?

Upgrade starcitizentools/citizen-skin to 2.31.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-47536 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47536 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen

- [CVE-2025-53368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53368/): Citizen is vulnerable to stored XSS attack in the legacy search bar (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-53370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53370/): Citizen stored XSS vulnerability through short descriptions (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-49575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49575/): Citizen allows stored XSS in Command Palette tip messages (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-49576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49576/): Citizen allows stored XSS in search no result messages (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-49577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49577/): Citizen allows stored XSS in preference menu headings (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47536 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47536 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen, published on 30 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47536 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist): affected from 2.6.3; fixed in 2.31.0
- starcitizentools/citizen-skin (Packagist): affected from 2.6.3; fixed in 2.31.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47536/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47536/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47536
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47536
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47536

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47536/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.