CVE-2025-62661
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Publication date: 2025-10-21

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Description
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Thanks Extension, Mediawiki - Growth Experiments Extension allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Mediawiki - Thanks Extension, Mediawiki - Growth Experiments Extension: from 1.43 before 1.44.
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Published
2025-10-21
Last Modified
2025-10-22
Generated
2026-05-06
AI Q&A
2025-10-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2025-62661
EUVD
EUVD-2025-35215
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 3 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
wikimedia mediawiki_thanks_extension *
wikimedia mediawiki 1.44
wikimedia mediawiki_growth_experiments_extension *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-276 During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an Incorrect Default Permissions issue in the Wikimedia Foundation's Mediawiki Thanks Extension and Growth Experiments Extension. It allows access to functionality that is not properly restricted by Access Control Lists (ACLs), meaning users might be able to use features they should not have permission to access.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to certain functions within the affected Mediawiki extensions, potentially allowing users to perform actions beyond their intended permissions. This could result in misuse or abuse of the system's features.


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