Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2025-11261Stored i18n XSS exposed by security patch for T402077
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In plain English
A cross-site scripting in MediaWiki from Wikimedia Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/src/mediawiki.Language/mediawiki.Language.Js. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.15, 1.43.5, 1.44.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11261 |
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6085-1 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11261 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6085-1 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.5+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11261 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11261 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | * – before 1.39.15, 1.43.5, 1.44.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U