Cross-site scripting in MediaWiki - CVE-2025-32072
Published: August 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113742
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32072
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Feed Utils. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in WebView.
Affected software
MediaWiki
Debian Linux
mediawiki (Debian package)
Debian Linux
mediawiki (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-32072
Install updates from vendor's website.
MediaWiki - addressed in versions 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2
mediawiki (Debian package) - update to 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
mediawiki (Debian package) - update to 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1