Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2026 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation

CVE-2025-61641API list=allpages with maxsize is making really slow queries

Low 1.7

In plain English

A low-severity path traversal 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)1.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12mediawiki1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61641
Debian:12mediawiki1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1DSA-6085-1
Debian:13mediawiki1:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u1DSA-6085-1
Debian:13mediawiki1:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61641
Debian:14mediawiki1:1.43.5+dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61641
Ubuntu:25.10mediawikino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-61641
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSmediawikino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-61641
Ubuntu:26.10mediawikino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-61641

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki * – before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

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