CVE-2025-62658: the wikimedia foundation mediawiki watchanalytics extension SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-62658 is a high (CVSS 7.5) SQL Injection vulnerability in the wikimedia foundation mediawiki watchanalytics extension. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-10-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 21-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki WatchAnalytics extension allows SQL Injection.This issue affects MediaWiki WatchAnalytics extension: 1.43, 1.44.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.