starcitizentools/citizen-skin vulnerable to stored, self-XSS in the "real name" field
Summary
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.
Details
Here's the offending line: https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/blob/d45c3d69f30863f622f16eb40dd41d3ca943454a/includes/Components/CitizenComponentUserInfo.php#L137
This was introduced in 717d16af35b10dab04d434aefddbf991fc8c168c
PoC
- Login
- Go to Special:Preferences
- Set the real name field to a string like
<script>alert("Admin with a propensity for self-XSSes")</script> - Save your settings and use Citizen if it's not being used already
Impact
Any user who can change their name (whether it's through the editmyprivateinfo right or through other means) can add XSS payloads that trigger for themselves only.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | starcitizentools/citizen-skin | >= 2.6.3, < 2.31.0 | 2.31.0 |
References
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47536
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/717d16af35b10dab04d434aefddbf991fc8c168c
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/86da3e07718c8d8da6f4310386fef85599606f9b
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/blob/d45c3d69f30863f622f16eb40dd41d3ca943454a/includes/Components/CitizenComponentUserInfo.php#L137
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79, CWE-80- Platform
- Composer
- Package
starcitizentools/citizen-skin- Disclosed
- 30.09.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: starcitizentools/citizen-skin
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 9
- First → latest
- 09.2024 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 7
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 0
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