PT-2025-42865
CVE-2025-12004
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Published
2025-10-21
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Updated
2025-10-21
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CVSS 4.0
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CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension versions prior to 1.42
Description
The Mediawiki Lockdown Extension contains a flaw related to incorrect permission assignment for critical resources, which allows for privilege abuse. The issue resides in the compare API module and enables attackers to bypass permissions, potentially leading to complete privilege escalation without authentication. The problem is fixed in the Mediawiki Core Action API.
Recommendations
Upgrade to version 1.42 or later to resolve this vulnerability.
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