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title: "CVE-2025-62701\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2025-62701

Publication date 21 October 2025

Last updated 10 July 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or
'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki
- Wikistories allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Wikistories:
from master before 1.44.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mediawiki | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v4.0

**Base score**

6.9 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Attack requirements | None |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Vulnerable system - Integrity impact | Low |
  | Vulnerable system - Availability impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Integrity impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.9 · Medium |
  | Base + Threat score | - |
  | Base + Environmental score | - |
  | Base + Threat + Environmental score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-62701)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62701)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-62701)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-62701)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62701>
* <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikistories/+/1189218>
* <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400545>