CVE-2025-12004
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-21
Last updated on: 2025-10-21
Assigner: wikimedia-foundation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wikimedia | mediawiki_lockdown | * |
| wikimedia | mediawiki | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-732 | The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an Incorrect Permission Assignment for a Critical Resource in the Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki Lockdown Extension. It allows privilege abuse, meaning unauthorized users could gain elevated permissions or access critical functions they should not have. The issue was fixed in the Mediawiki Core Action API and affects versions of the Lockdown Extension from master before 1.42.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can lead to privilege abuse, allowing attackers or unauthorized users to perform actions or access resources that should be restricted. This could compromise the security and integrity of the Mediawiki installation, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption of services.