CVE-2025-62661 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62661: Do permission checking when getting counts of global and local edits, new articles and thanks

Vendor The Wikimedia Foundation
Product Mediawiki - Thanks Extension, Mediawiki - Growth Experiments Extension
Weakness CWE-276
Published October 21, 2025
Last update October 21, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Thanks Extension, Mediawiki - Growth Experiments Extension allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Mediawiki - Thanks Extension, Mediawiki - Growth Experiments Extension: from 1.43 before 1.44.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 21, 2025 CVE published
October 21, 2025 Record updated