CVE-2025-62701 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62701: Stored XSS through system messages

Vendor The Wikimedia Foundation
Product Mediawiki - Wikistories
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 21, 2025
Last update October 21, 2025

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

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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