5.3

CVE-2025-53498: wikimedia foundation mediawiki - abusefilter extension Insufficient Logging

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 07-07-2025Last modified 08-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-53498 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Insufficient Logging vulnerability in wikimedia foundation mediawiki - abusefilter extension. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient Logging vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - AbuseFilter Extension allows Data Leakage Attacks.This issue affects Mediawiki - AbuseFilter Extension: from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wikimedia foundation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links