CVE-2025-61640
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CVE-2025-61640 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/src/mediawiki.Rcfilters/ui/RclToOrFromWidget.Js. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/src/mediawiki.Rcfilters/ui/RclToOrFromWidget.Js. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | < 1.39.14 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | >= 1.39.15, < 1.43.4 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | >= 1.43.5, < 1.44.1 |
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402075Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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