CVE-2025-53368Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped search-result descriptions

Published Jul 3, 2025 · Updated Jul 3, 2025

Stored XSS in the legacy search bar in StarCitizen.tools Citizen allows remote attackers to execute script in searchers' browsers. TypeaheadListItem.mustache renders page-description data with an unescaped Mustache expression, inserting attacker-controlled HTML into the search-result DOM. Affected releases start at 1.9.4 and end before 3.4.0; exploitation requires the legacy search bar, the Action API gateway, an enabled description source, page-editing access, and a user searching for the crafted page.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the legacy search bar in StarCitizen.tools Citizen allows remote attackers to execute script in searchers' browsers. TypeaheadListItem.mustache renders page-description data with an unescaped Mustache expression, inserting attacker-controlled HTML into the search-result DOM. Affected releases start at 1.9.4 and end before 3.4.0; exploitation requires the legacy search bar, the Action API gateway, an enabled description source, page-editing access, and a user searching for the crafted page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53368
Published
Jul 3, 2025
Updated
Jul 3, 2025
Vendor
StarCitizen.tools
Product
Citizen
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.9.4, < 3.4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=>= b2bd79196db1153d0bc1bd51a646d957cbdf4aec, < aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

StarCitizen.tools · Citizenversion=>= 1.9.4, < 3.4.0; version=>= b2bd79196db1153d0bc1bd51a646d957cbdf4aec, < aedbceb3380bb48db6b59e272fc187529c71c8ca

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
5.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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