Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0 ApiQueryAllPages.Php denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-61641. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-61641 since 09/29/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

By approaching the search of inurl:includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.39.14, 1.43.4 or 1.44.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202602-186) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-206636). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Wikimedia

Name

• MediaWiki

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 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
• 1.39.13
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1
• 1.43.2
• 1.43.3
• 1.44.0

License

• open-source

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