Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension
CVE-2025-53481

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wikimedia Foundation

Status
Mediawiki - Ipinfo Extension
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-53481?

The IPInfo Extension for Wikimedia Foundation's Mediawiki software has a vulnerability that allows excessive resource allocation, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. This affects specific versions of the extension, whereby improper handling of resource requests can result in unregulated consumption, adversely impacting system performance and availability. It is crucial for users to upgrade to the fixed versions to mitigate this issue.

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Affected Version(s)

Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension 1.39.x < 1.39.13

Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension 1.42.x < 1.42.7

Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension 1.43.x < 1.43.2

References

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392976
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I474b7a1b3bc1e7597fee082...
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I08a7154f8fa08bb6f0940e5...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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