CVE-2025-53485

HIGH

MediaWiki - SecurePoll <1.39.13-1.42.7-1.43.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

SetTranslationHandler.php does not validate that the user is an election admin, allowing any (even unauthenticated) user to change election-related translation text. While partially broken in newer MediaWiki versions, the check is still missing. This issue affects Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.13, from 1.42.X before 1.42.7, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Issue Tracking

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392341

Various Sources

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/149668

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0025

EPSS Percentile 16.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (3)

Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.39.x - 1.39.13

Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.42.x - 1.42.7

Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.43.x - 1.43.2

Published Jul 04, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026