CVE-2025-59838 | THREATINT

Description

Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-22 | Published 2025-09-25 | Updated 2025-10-28 | Assigner GitHub_M

LOW: 2.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Product status

< 25.44.0

affected

References

github.com/...eytype/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xx-fww5-774w exploit

github.com/...eytype/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xx-fww5-774w

github.com/...ommit/f025b121cbe437e29de432b4aa72e0de22c755b7

github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/releases/tag/v25.44.0

cve.org (CVE-2025-59838)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-59838)

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