Wikimedia Scribunto/luasandbox mwInit.Lua access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia Scribunto and luasandbox. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library includes/Engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.Lua. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-67482. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wikimedia Scribunto and luasandbox (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block in the library includes/Engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.Lua. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Scribunto, Wikimedia Foundation luasandbox. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.Lua, library.C. This issue affects Scribunto: from * before 1.39.16, 1.43.6, 1.44.3, 1.45.1; luasandbox: from * before fea2304f8f6ab30314369a612f4f5b165e68e95a.

The advisory is shared at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-67482 since 12/08/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2025 CVE reserved
02/03/2026 +57 days Advisory disclosed
02/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/04/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-67482 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-67482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343845

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2026 07:52
Updated: 02/04/2026 09:41
Changes: 02/03/2026 07:52 (67), 02/04/2026 09:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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