CVE-2025-62659 (GCVE-0-2025-62659)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-22 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-22 15:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
The CookieConsent extension does not properly use reserved data attributes, thus introducing potential XSS vectors
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CookieConsent extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki CookieConsent extension: from v0.1.0 before v2.0.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-22 15:46 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki CookieConsent extension |
Unaffected:
v2.0.0
Affected: v0.1.0 , < v2.0.0 (semver) |
guessed |
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