CVE-2025-53501 json
Content Access Bypass in Scribunto
published 2025-07-03 16 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-19886
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper Access Control vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Scribunto Extension allows : Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by Authorization.This issue affects Mediawiki - Scribunto Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.12, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Patch / fix
- Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Scribunto Extension 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- phabricator.wikimedia.org https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397524 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Scribunto Extension
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T397524
exploit, issue-tracking, patch
-
gerrit.wikimedia.org
/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Scribunto/+/1164541
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53501
- NVD CVE-2025-53501
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