Vulnerabilites related to Wikimedia Foundation - Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension
CVE-2025-6926 (GCVE-0-2025-6926)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-03 16:23
Modified
2025-07-10 23:37
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension Version: 1.39.x   
Version: 1.42.x   
Version: 1.43.x   
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