CVE-2025-62659
The CookieConsent extension does not properly use reserved data attributes, thus introducing potential XSS vectors
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The CookieConsent extension does not properly use reserved data attributes, thus introducing potential XSS vectors
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-62659- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-35582
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-35582- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vcg-8c67-qxrf
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
- Record
GHSA-8vcg-8c67-qxrf- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-62659- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-62659 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki Cookieconsent Extension, published October 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.