CVE-2025-61655
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CVE-2025-61655 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js. This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% 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 VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js. This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Visual Editor | >= 1.39.0, < 1.39.14 |
| Mediawiki | Visual Editor | >= 1.43.0, < 1.43.4 |
| Mediawiki | Visual Editor | 1.44.0 |
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T395858Permissions Required
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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