IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-53481. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in IPInfo Extension up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1 on Mediawiki and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension allows Excessive Allocation.This issue affects Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-53481 since 06/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 1.39.13, 1.42.7 or 1.43.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20084). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• IPInfo 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
• 1.39.11
• 1.39.12
• 1.42.0
• 1.42.1
• 1.42.2
• 1.42.3
• 1.42.4
• 1.42.5
• 1.42.6
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1

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