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CVE-2025-62699— Special:Translate tool does not use the correct IP and User-Agent in the CheckUser tool

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Affected
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Translate Extension
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

MediaWiki - Translate Extension是MediaWiki开源的一个翻译扩展。 Mediawiki - Translate Extension master版本至1.39之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于CheckUser工具记录了错误的IP和User-Agent，可能导致敏感信息泄露。

AI Predicted 5.3 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.37% · P29
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-62699

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Special:Translate tool does not use the correct IP and User-Agent in the CheckUser tool
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Translate Extension allows Footprinting. Translate extension appears to use jobs to make edits to translation pages. This causes the CheckUser tool to log the wrong IP and User-Agent making these edits un-auditable via the CheckUser tool.This issue affects Mediawiki - Translate Extension: from master before 1.39.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
信息暴露
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
MediaWiki - Translate Extension 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
MediaWiki - Translate Extension是MediaWiki开源的一个翻译扩展。 Mediawiki - Translate Extension master版本至1.39之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于CheckUser工具记录了错误的IP和User-Agent，可能导致敏感信息泄露。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Translate Extension master ~ 1.39 -

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Mediawiki - Translate Extension
Same vendor: The Wikimedia Foundation
Same weakness: CWE-200

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