CVE-2025-53493 Stored XSS in MintyDocs
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into MediaWiki MintyDocs extension pages, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.
- 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-2025-53493?
CVE-2025-53493 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension, published on 2 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 - MintyDocs Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53493?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yaronkoren Mintydocs.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53493 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-2025-53493 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53493 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52g2-ccv3-xr22.