CVE-2025-6596
Vector inserts portlet labels as HTML, allowing for stored XSS through system messages
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Vector. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/skins.Vector.Js/portlets.Js, resources/skins.Vector.Legacy.Js/portlets.Js. This issue affects Vector: from >= 1.40.0 before 1.42.7, 1.43.2, 1.44.0.
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Wikimedia Foundation
oss-project·USaka wikimedia
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