Improper Authentication Affecting mediawiki/core package, versions <1.39.13>=1.42.0, <1.42.7>=1.43.0, <1.43.2
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- published4 Feb 2026
- disclosed2 Feb 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 2 Feb 2026
CVE-2025-6597 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mediawiki/core to version 1.39.13, 1.42.7, 1.43.2 or higher.
Overview
mediawiki/core is a Free software wiki application developed by the Wikimedia Foundation and others.
Note: This package is not maintained on Packagist anymore, but newer releases exist.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication via the AuthManager process. An attacker can bypass security reauthentication by triggering account autocreation, allowing unauthorized actions without proper verification.