CVE-2025-53489 XSS in GoogleDocs4MW
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the GoogleDocs4MW MediaWiki extension allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53489?
CVE-2025-53489 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GoogleDocs4MW Extension, published on 3 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GoogleDocs4MW Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - GoogleDocs4MW Extension: from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53489?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jackphoenix Googledocs4mw.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53489?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-53489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp9r-2j44-2x52.