CVE-2025-62701 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Wikistories allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Wikistories: from master before 1.44.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Mediawiki	Mediawiki

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References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikistories/+/1189218
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400545

History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mediawiki Mediawiki mediawiki
Vendors & Products		Mediawiki Mediawiki mediawiki

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Wikistories allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Wikistories: from master before 1.44.
Title		Stored XSS through system messages
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikistories/+/1189218 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400545
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published: 2025-10-21T04:45:05.263Z

Updated: 2025-10-21T14:08:40.141Z

Reserved: 2025-10-20T17:42:38.151Z

Link: CVE-2025-62701

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-21T13:42:08.723Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-21T05:15:55.897

Modified: 2025-10-21T19:31:25.450

Link: CVE-2025-62701

Redhat

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