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CVE-2025-62693: The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – LastModified Extension · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – LastModified ExtensionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 1.39 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.39
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – LastModified Extension to 1.39.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - LastModified ExtensionAffected
  • <1.39
Fixed in
  • 1.39

AI-suggested

1. 2. If you cannot patch yet, consider disabling the LastModified extension if feasible to eliminate the attack vector. 3. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data within the Mediawiki environment, especially in custom extensions or templates. 4. Deploy Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of potential XSS payloads. 5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on web application vulnerabilities, including XSS, within Mediawiki installations. 6. Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage vigilance for suspicious wiki content or behavior. 7. Use web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block XSS attack patterns targeting Mediawiki. 8. Review and limit user permissions to reduce the risk of malicious content injection by unauthorized users. 9. Maintain comprehensive logging and monitoring to detect exploitation attempts or unusual activity related to the vulnerability.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - LastModified Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - LastModified Extension: from master before 1.39.

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