What is CVE-2025-23072?

CVE-2025-23072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Refreshspecial Extension, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-23072?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Refreshspecial Extension

CVE-2025-23072

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RefreshSpecial Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - Refresh…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Refreshspecial Extension — versions 1.39.x, 1.41.x, 1.42.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23072?: CVE-2025-23072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Refreshspecial Extension, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-23072?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.