CVE-2025-6926
Security Authentication Bypass in CentralAuth
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Security Authentication Bypass in CentralAuth
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6926- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-19884
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-19884- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9mp-767w-88m3
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension...
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
GHSA-r9mp-767w-88m3- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6926- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-6926
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6926- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-6926
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6926- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows : Bypass Authentication.This issue affects Mediawiki - CentralAuth 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6926- 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-2025-6926 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Centralauth Extension, published July 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1.