CVE-2025-62698
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CVE-2025-62698 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalGuidance allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - ExternalGuidance: from master before 1.39.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalGuidance allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - ExternalGuidance: from master before 1.39.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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
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- Status
- Deferred
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