CVE-2025-62666

DoS vector through the cirrusbuilddoc query API

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2025 at 04:47 AM UTC
Updated: October 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCirrusSearch

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CirrusSearch Extension allows HTTP DoS.This issue affects Mediawiki - CirrusSearch Extension: from master before 1.43.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

master ≤ v < 1.43master
Affected range stops below 1.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.9MEDIUMwikimedia-foundation
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-770

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