Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1/1.43.x AuthManager.Php path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1/1.43.x. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file includes/auth/AuthManager.Php. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-6597. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.39.12/1.42.6/1.43.1/1.43.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file includes/auth/AuthManager.Php. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/auth/AuthManager.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2, 1.44.0.

It is possible to read the advisory at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6597 since 06/25/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

Upgrading to version 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2 or 1.44.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-206627). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.42.0
• 1.42.1
• 1.42.2
• 1.42.3
• 1.42.4
• 1.42.5
• 1.42.6
• 1.43
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1

License

• open-source

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