Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2025 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation

CVE-2025-7362MsUpload: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unsanitized msu-continue system message

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Mediawiki - MsUpload extension from Wikimedia Foundation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The MsUpload extension for MediaWiki is vulnerable to stored XSS via the msu-continue system message, which is inserted into the DOM without proper sanitization. The vulnerability occurs in the file upload UI when the same filename is uploaded twice. This issue affects Mediawiki - MsUpload 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MsUpload extension 1.39.x – before 1.39.131.42.x – before 1.42.71.43.x – before 1.43.2

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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