CVE-2025-62665
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Publication date: 2025-10-18
Last updated on: 2025-10-21
Assigner: wikimedia-foundation
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wikimedia | mediawiki | 1.45.0-alpha |
| wikimedia | mediawiki | 1.39 |
| wikimedia | mediawiki | master |
| wikimedia | mediawiki | 1.43 |
| wikimedia | mediawiki | 1.44 |
| wikimedia | bluesky | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue in the BlueSky skin of Wikimedia Foundation's Mediawiki. It occurs due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that are stored and executed when users view affected pages.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of users' browsers, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement of web content, or distribution of malware, thereby compromising user security and trust.