How severe is CVE-2025-23081?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2025-23081 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-23081?

CVE-2025-23081 affects the following packages: mediawiki/data-transfer (Packagist), mediawiki/data-transfer (Packagist), mediawiki/data-transfer (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23081?

Update mediawiki/data-transfer to 1.39.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-23081 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-23081 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mediawiki/data-transfer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-23081 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2025-23081?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-23081 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is CVE-2025-23081 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-23081 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-23081?

CVE-2025-23081 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.2%, placing it in the 8th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-23081?

CVE-2025-23081 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2025-23081 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-23081 was published on January 14, 2025 and was last updated on January 14, 2025. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

CVE-2025-23081: mediawiki/data-transfer XSS

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-23081.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs8th percentile — riskier than 8% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected

🐘mediawiki/data-transfer🐘mediawiki/data-transfer🐘mediawiki/data-transfer

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension allows Cross Site Request Forgery, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.11, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`mediawiki/data-transfer`	≥ 1.39.0&&< 1.39.11	1.39.11`composer require mediawiki/data-transfer:^1.39.11`
🐘Packagist	`mediawiki/data-transfer`	≥ 1.41.0&&< 1.41.3	1.41.3`composer require mediawiki/data-transfer:^1.41.3`
🐘Packagist	`mediawiki/data-transfer`	≥ 1.42.0&&< 1.42.2	1.42.2`composer require mediawiki/data-transfer:^1.42.2`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mediawiki/data-transfer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mediawiki/data-transfer to 1.39.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-23081 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-23081 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2025-23081. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension allows Cross Site Request Forgery, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.11, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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CVE-2025-23081 — mediawiki/data-transfer