Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js.
This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 Debian DLA |
DLA-4355-1 | mediawiki security update |
 Debian DSA |
DSA-6085-1 | mediawiki security update |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T395858 |
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History
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js. This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1. | |
| Title | Stored XSS through system messages in VisualEditor | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: wikimedia-foundation
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-03T21:00:52.979Z
Reserved: 2025-09-29T13:18:42.392Z
Link: CVE-2025-61655
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-03T02:16:07.887
Modified: 2026-02-03T16:44:03.343
Link: CVE-2025-61655
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