CVE catalog

CVE-2025-6926

mediawiki affected and fixed versions

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.

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 30, 2025, 10:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.45% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[mediawiki][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Original provider fields

{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "1:1.43.11+dfsg-3"
    },
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "1:1.43.11+dfsg-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1"
    },
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie-security",
      "version": "1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1"
    },
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2"
    },
    {
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm-security",
      "version": "1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "1:1.43.3+dfsg-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "1:1.43.3+dfsg-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "1:1.43.3+dfsg-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mediawiki",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.39.13-1~deb12u1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.43.3+dfsg-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 1:30:36 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]