VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-53485
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-07-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc: CWE-862