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gi-docgen — security advisory
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).
- Products
- gi-docgen
- Affected versions
- 2021.8+ds1-2, 2022.1+ds-1, 2023.1+ds-3, 2023.1+ds-4, 2023.1+ds-5, 2023.3+ds-1, 2025.3-1, 2025.5-1, 2026.1-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-11687
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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).
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11687
gi-docgen
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gi-docgen
Fixed versions: Not specified
gi-docgen
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gi-docgen
Fixed versions: Not specified
gi-docgen
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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