Mediawiki Lockdown Ext <1.42: Privilege Abuse via Incorrect Permission Assignment
CVE-2025-12004 Published on October 21, 2025
The compare API module breaks Extension:Lockdown
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension allows Privilege Abuse. Fixed in Mediawiki Core Action APIThis issue affects Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension: from master before 1.42.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. When a resource is given a permissions setting that provides access to a wider range of actors than required, it could lead to the exposure of sensitive information, or the modification of that resource by unintended parties. This is especially dangerous when the resource is related to program configuration, execution or sensitive user data.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-12004
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Affected Versions
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Lockdown Extension:- Version master and below 1.42 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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