Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2026 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2025-6597MediaWiki should not consider autocreation as login for the purposes of security reauthentication
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In plain English
A 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 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)0.0None
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.4% 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/auth/AuthManager.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2, 1.44.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5957-1 |
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6597 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6597 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6597 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6597 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6597 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6597 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | * – before 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2, 1.44.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N