CVE-2025-11687

Gi-docgen: reflected dom xss in gi-docgen

Published Jan 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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).

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv GI-DocGen vulnerable to Reflected XSS via unescaped query strings
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnome
Gnome gi-docgen
Vendors & Products Gnome
Gnome gi-docgen
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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).
Title Gi-docgen: reflected dom xss in gi-docgen
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jan 26, 2026, 9:02 PM
Reserved
Oct 13, 2025, 1:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 26, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 AM