CVE-2025-61636 PUBLISHED

Codex Special:Block vulnerable to message key XSS

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation
Reserved: 29.09.2025 Published: 02.02.2026 Updated: 02.02.2026

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/htmlform/fields/HTMLButtonField.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear
CVSS Score: 0

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	Wikimedia Foundation
Product	MediaWiki
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from * to 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1 (excl.)

References

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394396

Problem Types

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') CWE