MediaWiki User.Php Path Traversal 1.27.01.39.13, 1.42.71.44.0
CVE-2025-6593 Published on February 2, 2026
"{{SITENAME}} registered email address has been changed" email sent to unverified email addresses
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/user/User.Php.
This issue affects MediaWiki: from 1.27.0 before 1.39.13, 1.42.7 1.43.2, 1.44.0.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-6593 can be exploited with network access. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2025-6593 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-6593
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Affected Versions
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki:- Version 1.27.0 and below 1.39.13, 1.42.7 1.43.2, 1.44.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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