CVE-2025-32697

Cascading protection is not preventing file reversions

0.0 NoneFix available

Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/editpage/IntroMessageBuilder.Php, includes/Permissions/PermissionManager.Php, includes/Permissions/RestrictionStore.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Up 0.4 points since Apr 11, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 0.0

Cascading protection is not preventing file reversions

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: CVE-2025-32697
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M/U:Green
Weakness: CWE-281
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-14706 0.0

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: EUVD-2025-14706
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M/U:Green
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f626-w254-w424 0.0

Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This...

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: GHSA-f626-w254-w424
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/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:M/U:Green
Weakness: CWE-281
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 0.0

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: CVE-2025-32697
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/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:M/U:Green
Weakness: CWE-281
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-32697 0.0

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32697
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/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:M/U:Green
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-32697 0.0

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32697
CVSS 4.0: 0.0 NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M/U:Green
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-mediawiki-2025-32697 No score

Cascading protection is not preventing file reversions

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: BIT-mediawiki-2025-32697
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

This issue affects MediaWiki: before 1.42.6, 1.43.1.

Record: CVE-2025-32697
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2025-0260 No score

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

i18n XSS vulnerability in HTMLMultiSelectField when sections are used. (CVE-2025-3469) "reupload-own" restriction can be bypassed by reverting file. (CVE-2025-32696) Cascading protection is not preventing file reversions. (CVE-2025-32697) LogPager.php: Restriction enforcer functions do not correctly enforce suppression restrictions. (CVE-2025-32698) Potential javascript injection attack enabled by Unicode normalization in Action API. (CVE-2025-32699) AbuseFilter log interfaces expose global private and hidden filters when central DB is not available. (CVE-2025-32700) HTML injection in feed output from i18n message. (CVE-2025-32072) OATHAuth extension: Reauthentication for enabling 2FA can be bypassed by submitting a form in Special:OATHManage. (CVE-2025-11173) Stored i18n Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mw.language.listToText. (CVE-2025-11261) ConfirmEdit extension: Missing rate limiting in ApiFancyCaptchaReload. (CVE-2025-61635) Parsoid: Validation bypass for data- attributes. (CVE-2025-61638) Log entries which are hidden from the creation of the entry may be disclosed to the public recent change entry. (CVE-2025-61639) Stored i18n Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Special:RecentChangesLinked. (CVE-2025-61640) DDoS vulnerability in QueryAllPages API in miser mode. The maxsize value is now ignored in that mode. (CVE-2025-61641) Suppressed recent changes may be disclosed to the public RCFeeds. (CVE-2025-61643) Public Watchlist/RecentChanges pages may disclose hidden usernames when an individual editor makes consecutive revisions on a single page, and only some are marked as hidden username. (CVE-2025-61646) TextExtracts extension: Information disclosure vulnerability in the extracts API action endpoint due to missing read permission check. (CVE-2025-61653) VisualEditor extension: Stored i18n Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lastModifiedAt system messages. (CVE-2025-61655) VisualEditor extension: Missing attribute validation for attributes unwrapped from data-ve-attributes. (CVE-2025-61656)

Record: MGASA-2025-0260
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wikimedia foundation mediawiki

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Bitnami	before 1.43.1	1.43.1
`mediawiki` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.10-11:1.39.10-1~deb12u11:1.39.12-1~deb12u11:1.39.13-1~deb12u11:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 Show 25 moreShow less 1:1.39.17-1~deb12u11:1.39.2-11:1.39.4-11:1.39.4-1~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~deb12u11:1.39.8-11:1.43.0+dfsg-11:1.43.0+dfsg-21:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1	None known
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1:1.43.1+dfsg-1	1:1.43.1+dfsg-1
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1:1.43.1+dfsg-1	1:1.43.1+dfsg-1
`mediawiki` Mageia:9 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 1.35.14-1.1.mga9	1.35.14-1.1.mga9
`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 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2025-32697 is a none vulnerability (CVSS 0.0) in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki, published April 10, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.43.1.

References

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