Resource exhaustion in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - Ipinfo Extension

CVE-2025-53481

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension allows Excessive Allocation.This issue affects Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-53481: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53481?
CVE-2025-53481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - Ipinfo Extension, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-53481?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.