DataTransfer Extension up to 1.39.10/1.41.2/1.42.1 on Mediawiki cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in DataTransfer Extension up to 1.39.10/1.41.2/1.42.1 on Mediawiki. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-23081. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in DataTransfer Extension up to 1.39.10/1.41.2/1.42.1 on Mediawiki and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension allows Cross Site Request Forgery, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.11, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.

The weakness was disclosed by Blankeclair. The advisory is available at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-23081 since 01/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.39.11, 1.41.3 or 1.42.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• DataTransfer Extension

Version

• 1.39.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.39.2
• 1.39.3
• 1.39.4
• 1.39.5
• 1.39.6
• 1.39.7
• 1.39.8
• 1.39.9
• 1.39.10
• 1.41.0
• 1.41.1
• 1.41.2
• 1.42.0
• 1.42.1

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