Wikimedia VisualEditor up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0 ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Wikimedia VisualEditor up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-61655. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia VisualEditor up to 1.39.13/1.43.3/1.44.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js. This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

The advisory is available at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-61655 since 09/29/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-206651). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Wikimedia

Name

• VisualEditor

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

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