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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-62666
DoS vector through the cirrusbuilddoc query API
Vulnerability Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CirrusSearch Extension allows HTTP DoS.This issue affects Mediawiki - CirrusSearch Extension: from master before 1.43.
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:
- dreamy_jazz
- dcausse
References
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Affected Vendor
The Wikimedia Foundation
View all reports →Affected Software
Mediawiki - CirrusSearch Extension
Vulnerable Versions:
master
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 18th, 2025
Last Modified:
October 20th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026