CVE-2025-62671: Cargo Mediawiki Extension vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

October 18, 2025 (updated October 20, 2025)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or ‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo Extension befor 3.8.3.

References

gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1179707
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr6v-3pmp-996p
github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Cargo
github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Cargo/commit/e50915626c0d9a7b222dabc94ddfcb516caf557d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62671
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402147

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