CVE-2025-62654 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki QuizGame extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MediaWiki QuizGame extension: 1.39, 1.43, 1.44.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403924

History

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki QuizGame extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MediaWiki QuizGame extension: 1.39, 1.43, 1.44.
Title		Stored XSS through system messages in QuizGame
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403924
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published: 2025-10-17T22:38:54.033Z

Updated: 2025-10-17T22:38:54.033Z

Reserved: 2025-10-17T22:01:52.600Z

Link: CVE-2025-62654

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-17T23:15:35.377

Modified: 2025-10-17T23:15:35.377

Link: CVE-2025-62654

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