CVE-2025-53500
MEDIUM EPSS 15.2%
Published Jul 3, 202512mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.6 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 3, 2025 12mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MassEditRegex Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MassEditRegex Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.12, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
15.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection
Affected Products 4
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| malvineous | masseditregex | * | any |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | * | ≥1.39.0 – <1.39.12 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | * | ≥1.42.0 – <1.42.7 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | * | ≥1.43.0 – <1.43.2 |
References 2
- gerrit.wikimedia.org https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/MassEditRegex/+/1163878/
- phabricator.wikimedia.org https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397334
Remediation
- gerrit.wikimedia.org https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/MassEditRegex/+/1163878/
- phabricator.wikimedia.org https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397334