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CVE-2025-62698 Details

ANALYZED

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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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I8bfb3c2766982f6633f47ed35720d4d9f51da71d wikimedia-foundationSource CodeVendor
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399662 wikimedia-foundationIssue TrackingVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')wikimedia-foundation

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki-ExternalGuidance
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-62698
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2025-62698 Details - Not Deferred