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CVE-2018-25065

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file I18nTags_body.php of the component Unlike Parser. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier of the patch is b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-217445 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from wikimedia organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-01-05T10:15:09.657

Last Modified

2026-06-17T01:54:38.337

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-79
Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wikimedia	mediawiki-extensions-i18ntags	< 2018-08-06	Yes

References

https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags/commit/b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94 Patch ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217445 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.217445 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags/commit/b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217445 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.217445 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wikimedia's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.