PageForms Extension 1.44 on MediaWiki cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PageForms Extension 1.44 on MediaWiki. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-62657. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PageForms Extension 1.44 on MediaWiki. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki PageForms extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MediaWiki PageForms extension: 1.44.

The weakness was presented by SomeRandomDeveloper. It is possible to read the advisory at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-62657 since 10/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-35104) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2341). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source MediaWiki

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/18/2025 CVE reserved
10/20/2025 +2 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Researcher: SomeRandomDeveloper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-62657 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329103
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2341 - MediaWiki Extensions: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2025 22:44
Updated: 10/21/2025 13:21
Changes: 10/20/2025 22:44 (71), 10/21/2025 03:36 (1), 10/21/2025 13:21 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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