Path Traversal in MediaWiki Checkuser

CVE-2025-61658

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation CheckUser. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/GlobalContributions/GlobalContributionsPager.Php. This issue affects CheckUser: from * before 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% 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-2025-61658: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-61658?
CVE-2025-61658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki Checkuser, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-61658?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.