CVE-2025-62658Public exploitNetwork attack vector

SQL injection via unescaped review filter strings

Published Oct 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 20, 2025

SQL injection in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki WatchAnalytics 1.43 and 1.44 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. Special:ClearPendingReviews inserts unescaped page-title and category filter strings into raw SQL conditions, so crafted values execute as SQL syntax. The clearreviews permission, granted to sysop by default, is required; successful injection can read or alter database data or interrupt query processing.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki WatchAnalytics 1.43 and 1.44 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. Special:ClearPendingReviews inserts unescaped page-title and category filter strings into raw SQL conditions, so crafted values execute as SQL syntax. The clearreviews permission, granted to sysop by default, is required; successful injection can read or alter database data or interrupt query processing.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-62658
Published
Oct 20, 2025
Updated
Oct 20, 2025
Vendor
Wikimedia Foundation
Product
MediaWiki WatchAnalytics extension
Classifications
CWE-89, CAPEC-66, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.43
  2. Affected versionversion=1.44

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Wikimedia Foundation · MediaWiki WatchAnalytics extensionversion=1.43; version=1.44

Published CVSS scores

7.5Wikimedia FoundationCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC-66SQL Injection
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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