CVE-2025-59839

The EmbedVideo Extension is a MediaWiki extension which adds a parser function called #ev and various parser tags for embedding video clips from various video sharing services. In versions 4.0.0 and prior, the EmbedVideo extension allows adding arbitrary attributes to an HTML element, allowing for stored XSS through wikitext. This issue has been patched via commit 4e075d3.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
GitHub_MCNA
8.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CISA-ADPADP
---
---
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/blob/440fb331a84b2050f4cc084c1d31d58a1d1c202d/resources/ext.embedVideo.videolink.js#L5-L20
https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/blob/440fb331a84b2050f4cc084c1d31d58a1d1c202d/resources/modules/iframe.js#L139-L155
https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/commit/4e075d3dc9a15a3ee53f449a684d5ab847e52f01
https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-4j5h-mvj3-m48v
https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-4j5h-mvj3-m48v