CVE-2025-61643

Name: CVE-2025-61643
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-02-03T00:16:10.27+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.7/10EPSS 0.23%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-61643 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/recentchanges/RecentChangeRCFeedNotifier.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/recentchanges/RecentChangeRCFeedNotifier.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0

2.7/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:M/U:Green

EPSS Probability

0.23%

13.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-212

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mediawiki	Mediawiki	< 1.39.14
Mediawiki	Mediawiki	>= 1.43.0, < 1.43.4
Mediawiki	Mediawiki	1.44.0

References

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403757Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Feb 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-61643?

How severe is CVE-2025-61643?

CVE-2025-61643 has a CVSS score of 2.7/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-61643?

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Source: NVD / NIST