Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2025 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2025-32697Cascading protection is not preventing file reversions
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In plain English
A security flaw 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 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/editpage/IntroMessageBuilder.Php, includes/Permissions/PermissionManager.Php, includes/Permissions/RestrictionStore.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32697 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32697 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32697 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32697 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32697 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32697 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | 0 – before 1.42.6, 1.43.1 |
Weakness: CWE-281 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M/U:Green