CVE-2025-53481: DoS (CVSS 7.5)

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension allows Excessive Allocation.This issue affects Mediawiki - IPInfo 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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Other References

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I08a7154f8fa08bb6f0940e522075bdc2a3d4433f https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I474b7a1b3bc1e7597fee0826a18a0cf042359f0f https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392976

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-53481? +

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - IPInfo Extension allows Excessive Allocation.This issue affects Mediawiki - IPInfo 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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-53481? +

CVE-2025-53481 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-53481? +

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