CVE-2025-53484

Summary

User-controlled inputs are improperly escaped in:

VotePage.php (poll option input)

ResultPage::getPagesTab() and getErrorsTab() (user-controllable page names)

This allows attackers to inject JavaScript and compromise user sessions under certain conditions.

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Wikimedia FoundationMediawiki - SecurePoll extension1.39.x < 1.39.13affected
Wikimedia FoundationMediawiki - SecurePoll extension1.42.x < 1.42.7affected
Wikimedia FoundationMediawiki - SecurePoll extension1.43.x < 1.43.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

References