🛡️ CVE-2025-61635 on Debian — mediawiki
Description
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation ConfirmEdit. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/FancyCaptcha/ApiFancyCaptchaReload.Php. This issue affects ConfirmEdit: *.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-61635 as tracked by Debian, for the package mediawiki. The fix is available in version 1:1.43.5+dfsg-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must actively cooperate. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability none.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61635 is recorded against 1 package.
- mediawiki (fixed in 1:1.43.5+dfsg-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 3 February 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2025-61635 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.43.5+dfsg-1 |
References
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