# CVE-2025-59838: Monkeytype Vulnerable to Self-XSS on loading saved custom text

- Also known as: GHSA-J4XX-FWW5-774W
- Severity: CVSS 2.4 (Low), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 25.44.0
- Published: 2025-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- monkeytypegame monkeytype: fixed in 25.44.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on monkeytypegame monkeytype, upgrade to a fixed version (25.44.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xx-fww5-774w
- https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/commit/42f6a16c6255d66cbb2be279131454866d98f2c9
- https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/commit/f025b121cbe437e29de432b4aa72e0de22c755b7
- https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/releases/tag/v25.44.0

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