CVE-2025-62664: The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – ImageRating Extension · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – ImageRating ExtensionSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
European organizations should take immediate steps to mitigate this vulnerability. First, monitor official Wikimedia Foundation channels for patches or updates to the ImageRating extension and apply them promptly once available. Until patches are released, administrators should consider disabling or removing the ImageRating extension if feasible. Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied content to prevent injection of malicious scripts. Deploy Content Security Policies (CSP) that restrict the execution of inline scripts and limit sources of executable code to trusted domains. Regularly audit Mediawiki installations for unauthorized content or suspicious scripts. Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage reporting of anomalous behavior. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting XSS patterns to provide an additional layer of defense. Finally, maintain up-to-date backups of wiki content to enable recovery in case of defacement or data loss.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ImageRating Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - ImageRating Extension: from master before 1.39.