CVE-2025-61654 UserInfoCard: Do permission checking when getting counts of global and local edits, new articles and thanks
Attackers can bypass permission checks to view counts of edits, articles, and thanks in the MediaWiki Thanks extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-61654?
CVE-2025-61654 is a missing authorization vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Thanks, published on 3 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Thanks. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/ThanksQueryHelper.Php.
This issue affects Thanks: from * before 1.43.4, 1.44.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61654?
How do I fix CVE-2025-61654?
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-2025-61654 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61654 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61654, GHSA-gcpp-j34q-494f, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61654.