CVE-2025-53501 is an Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Scribunto Extension, affecting versions 1.39.X before 1.39.12, 1.42.X before 1.42.7, and 1.43.X before 1.43.2. This flaw allows unauthorized access to functionality, posing a high risk with a CVSS score of 8.8. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xtex:scribunto:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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