CVE-2024-47536
starcitizentools/citizen-skin vulnerable to stored, self-XSS in the "real name" field
Impact
### 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 1. Login 2. Go to Special:Preferences 3. Set the real name field to a string like `<script>alert("Admin with a propensity for self-XSSes")</script>` 4. 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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | starcitizentools/citizen-skin | >= 2.6.3, < 2.31.0 | 2.31.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Starcitizen.Tools | Citizen | before 2.31.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/blob/d45c3d69f30863f622f16eb40dd41d3ca943454a/includes/Components/CitizenComponentUserInfo.php#L137
- 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/security/advisories/GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47536