CVE-2025-11261 (GCVE-0-2025-11261)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-03 00:25 – Updated: 2026-02-03 21:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stored i18n XSS exposed by security patch for T402077
Summary
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 resources/src/mediawiki.Language/mediawiki.Language.Js.
This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.15, 1.43.5, 1.44.2.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-03 21:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki |
Affected:
* , < 1.39.15, 1.43.5, 1.44.2
(semver)
|
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