CVE-2025-61655
Medium
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation VisualEditor. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiVisualEditorEdit.Php, modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.Init.Mw.DesktopArticleTarget.Js, modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.Ui.MWSaveDialog.Js. This issue affects VisualEditor: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Mediawiki Visual Editor
PublishedFeb 3, 2026
First seenFeb 3, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- mediawiki visual_editor1.39.14, 1.43.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki visual_editor | 1.39.0 ≤ v < 1.39.14, 1.43.0 ≤ v < 1.43.4, 1.44.0 | 1.39.14, 1.43.4 |
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