MediaWiki 1.44 < 1.44.1 AllPages API Vulnerability (Traversal)
CVE-2025-61641 Published on February 2, 2026
API list=allpages with maxsize is making really slow queries
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/api/ApiQueryAllPages.Php.
This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-61641 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-61641
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Affected Versions
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki:- Version * and below 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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