CVE-2025-23072 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-23072

XSS in Special:RefreshSpecial

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RefreshSpecial Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - RefreshSpecial Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.11, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • BlankEclair (Claire)

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Affected Vendor

Wikimedia Foundation

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Affected Software

Mediawiki - RefreshSpecial Extension
Vulnerable Versions:
1.39.x, 1.41.x, 1.42.x

Timeline

Official Publish: January 14th, 2025
Last Modified: March 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact