How to fix CVE-2025-23073?

During next maintenance window: Apply vendor patches when convenient. Monitor vendor channels for updates.

Is Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki affected by CVE-2025-23073?

CVE-2025-23073 is a low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.5). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. Apply vendor updates when available as part of routine maintenance.

Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki CVE-2025-23073

LOW

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') (CWE-88)

2025-01-14 c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc

Information Disclosure

3.5

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 14, 2025 - 19:15 nvd

LOW 3.5

DescriptionNVD

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalBlocking Extension allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.

This issue briefly impacted the master branch of MediaWiki’s GlobalBlocking Extension.

AnalysisAI

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalBlocking Extension allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-88. Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalBlocking Extension allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue briefly impacted the master branch of MediaWiki’s GlobalBlocking Extension.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

CVE-2025-23073 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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