CVE-2025-53485

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-862

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 4, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2025-53485: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix