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GHSA-62r2-gcxr-426x: starcitizentools/citizen-skin vulnerable to stored, self-XSS in the "real name" field

### 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 ![](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/22adbb70-fcd7-4f81-8e53-1f5f3a730270) ### 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.