CVE-2025-6597
MediaWiki should not consider autocreation as login for the purposes of security reauthentication
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
0.0
MediaWiki should not consider autocreation as login for the purposes of security reauthentication
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6597- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
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 - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-206627 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-206627- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrvg-9c6x-8hxj
0.0
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xrvg-9c6x-8hxj- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
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/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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
0.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6597- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
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/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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-6597
0.0
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6597- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
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/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-6597
0.0
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6597- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions 1:1.39.10-11:1.39.10-1~deb12u11:1.39.12-1~deb12u11:1.39.2-11:1.39.4-1 Show 8 moreShow less1:1.39.4-1~deb12u11:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.5-1~deb12u11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1~deb12u11:1.39.8-1 |
1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 | 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 | 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiDebian:11 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u4, plus listed versions 1:1.35.11-1~deb11u11:1.35.13-1+deb11u21:1.35.13-1+deb11u31:1.35.13-1~deb11u11:1.35.2-1 Show 11 moreShow less1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.4-1+deb11u21:1.35.4-1~deb11u11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-21:1.35.6-11:1.35.7-11:1.35.8-11:1.35.8-1.11:1.35.8-1~deb11u1 |
1:1.35.13-1+deb11u4 |
mediawikiDebian:12 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions 1:1.39.10-11:1.39.10-1~deb12u11:1.39.12-1~deb12u11:1.39.2-11:1.39.4-1 Show 8 moreShow less1:1.39.4-1~deb12u11:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.5-1~deb12u11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1~deb12u11:1.39.8-1 |
1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 less1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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 |
mediawikiUbuntu: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-6597 is a none vulnerability (CVSS 0.0) in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki, published July 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T389009
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6597
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrvg-9c6x-8hxj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6597
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-6597
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6597
lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/TT45WDZ7MDTXXBEFLBMLAJI532O2PN2U
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/1165116
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/1165088