CVE-2025-61653 Extension:TextExtracts does not check for authorizeRead when returning extracts
Attackers can read restricted page extracts because the TextExtracts extension fails to verify read authorization permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-61653?
CVE-2025-61653 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation TextExtracts, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation TextExtracts. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ApiQueryExtracts.Php.
This issue affects TextExtracts: from * before 1.39.14, 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61653?
How do I fix CVE-2025-61653?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-61653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61653, GHSA-f345-h267-27pm, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61653.