CVE-2025-62654 (GCVE-0-2025-62654)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-17 22:38 – Updated: 2025-10-20 15:17
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Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki QuizGame extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MediaWiki QuizGame extension: 1.39, 1.43, 1.44.
Severity ?
2 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki QuizGame extension Affected: 1.39
Affected: 1.43
Affected: 1.44
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SomeRandomDeveloper
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