CVE-2025-6926 (GCVE-0-2025-6926)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-03 16:23 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Security Authentication Bypass in CentralAuth
Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-03 17:40 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension |
Affected:
1.39.x , < 1.39.13
(semver)
Affected: 1.42.x , < 1.42.7 (semver) Affected: 1.43.x , < 1.43.2 (semver) |
guessed |
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