Description
A flaw was found in the gi-docgen. This vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the page — enabling DOM access, session cookie theft and other client-side attacks — via a crafted URL that supplies a malicious value to the q GET parameter (reflected DOM XSS).
Problem types
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Product status
Any version before 2025.5
Timeline
| 2025-10-13: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2025-10-03: | Made public. |
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11687
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2403536 (RHBZ#2403536)
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gi-docgen/-/issues/228