01 Record
CVE-2025-59838
Monkeytype Vulnerable to Self-XSS on loading saved custom text
LowPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score2.4 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
02 Description
Monkeytype Vulnerable to Self-XSS on loading saved custom text
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 16.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-09-25 14:52Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-13 15:24Z16 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-09-22
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 0472ba5048da2f2cde3b6b05befe3bb95b310d3f225ed89b20552a98f95a7a2c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xx-fww5-774w
- github.comhttps://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/commit/42f6a16c6255d66cbb2be279131454866d98f2c9
- github.comhttps://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/commit/f025b121cbe437e29de432b4aa72e0de22c755b7
- github.comhttps://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/releases/tag/v25.44.0