CVE-2025-53485
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension | 1.39.x < 1.39.13 | affected |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension | 1.42.x < 1.42.7 | affected |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension | 1.43.x < 1.43.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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