Stored XSS via reparsed preference messages
Published Jun 12, 2025 · Updated Jun 12, 2025
Stored XSS in Citizen 2.13.0 through 3.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in visitors' browsers. The preferences addPortlet polyfill copies a heading label's textContent into labelDiv.innerHTML, reparsing editable message text as active HTML. System-message editing privileges are required; opening the affected preferences menu triggers the stored payload in another user's session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Citizen 2.13.0 through 3.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in visitors' browsers. The preferences addPortlet polyfill copies a heading label's textContent into labelDiv.innerHTML, reparsing editable message text as active HTML. System-message editing privileges are required; opening the affected preferences menu triggers the stored payload in another user's session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-49577
- Published
- Jun 12, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 12, 2025
- Vendor
- StarCitizen.tools
- Product
- Citizen
- Classifications
- CWE-80, CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=>= 2.13.0, < 3.3.1
- Affected versionversion=>= a741639085d70c22a9f49890542a142a223bf981, < 93c36ac778397e0e7c46cf7adb1e5d848265f1bd
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Vendor advisory preference-message proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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