CVE-2025-12004

The compare API module breaks Extension:Lockdown

10.0 Critical

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension allows Privilege Abuse. Fixed in Mediawiki Core Action APIThis issue affects Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension: from master before 1.42.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Up 0.4 points since Oct 21, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

The compare API module breaks Extension:Lockdown

Record: CVE-2025-12004
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-35148 10.0

Record: EUVD-2025-35148
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42p2-jfjf-9m59 10.0

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation...

Record: GHSA-42p2-jfjf-9m59
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2025-12004
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-12004 10.0

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-12004
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

the wikimedia foundation mediawiki - lockdown extension

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 Show 4 moreShow less 1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-12004 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension, published October 21, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.