Description
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension allows Privilege Abuse. Fixed in Mediawiki Core Action APIThis issue affects Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension: from master before 1.42.
Published: 2025-10-21
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediawiki
Mediawiki mediawiki
Vendors & Products Mediawiki
Mediawiki mediawiki

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension allows Privilege Abuse. Fixed in Mediawiki Core Action APIThis issue affects Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension: from master before 1.42.
Title The compare API module breaks Extension:Lockdown
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Mediawiki Mediawiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T14:08:28.782Z

Reserved: 2025-10-21T06:09:56.596Z

Link: CVE-2025-12004

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-21T13:41:48.932Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-21T07:15:36.643

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12004

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-23T10:13:14Z

Weaknesses