CVE-2025-52738

MEDIUMNVD 6.59.1▲

6.5

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Wikipedia Preview wikipedia-preview allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Wikipedia Preview: from n/a through <= 1.15.0.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 9.1(medium)
EPSS: 19.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 22, 2025

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

References (1)

audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wikipedia-preview/vulnerability/wordpress-wikipedia-preview-plugin-1-15-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-52738?

CVE-2025-52738 is a medium vulnerability published on October 22, 2025. Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Wikipedia Preview wikipedia-preview allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Wikipedia Preview: from n/a through <= 1.15.0.

When was CVE-2025-52738 disclosed?

CVE-2025-52738 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 22, 2025, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-52738 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-52738 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-52738?

CVE-2025-52738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.1.

How do I remediate CVE-2025-52738?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-52738, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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