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CVE-2025-62700: The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – MultiBoilerplate Extensionmaste · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – MultiBoilerplate ExtensionmasteSource 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 – MultiBoilerplate Extensionmaste to 1.39.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MultiBoilerplate ExtensionmasteAffected
  • <1.39
Fixed in
  • 1.39

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-62700, European organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Monitor official Wikimedia Foundation channels for the release of version 1.39 or later of the MultiBoilerplate extension and apply the update immediately upon availability. 2) In the interim, restrict editing permissions on pages using the vulnerable extension to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of malicious input. 3) Implement rigorous input validation and output encoding mechanisms at the application level to sanitize user-generated content, preventing script injection. 4) Deploy Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers accessing the wiki. 5) Conduct regular security audits and scanning of wiki content to detect and remove any injected malicious scripts promptly. 6) Educate wiki administrators and users about the risks of XSS and safe content practices. 7) Consider isolating the Mediawiki instance behind web application firewalls (WAFs) configured to detect and block XSS payloads. 8) Maintain comprehensive logging and monitoring to identify suspicious activities related to content modifications. These targeted measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on both immediate risk reduction and long-term prevention tailored to the Mediawiki environment.

Description

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

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