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CVE-2025-53485— SecurePoll: Unauthorized access to SetTranslationHandler allows arbitrary text changes

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Affected
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Wikimedia Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension是Wikimedia基金会的一个用于选举、投票和调查的特殊页面扩展。 Wikimedia Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.39.13之前版本、1.42.7之前版本和1.43.2之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未验证用户是否为选举管理员，可能导致更改选举相关翻译文本。

AI Predicted 8.8 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.29% · P21
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-53485

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
SecurePoll: Unauthorized access to SetTranslationHandler allows arbitrary text changes
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Wikimedia Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Wikimedia Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension是Wikimedia基金会的一个用于选举、投票和调查的特殊页面扩展。 Wikimedia Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.39.13之前版本、1.42.7之前版本和1.43.2之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未验证用户是否为选举管理员，可能导致更改选举相关翻译文本。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension 1.39.x ~ 1.39.13 -

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Same Patch Batch · Wikimedia Foundation · 2025-07-04 · 5 CVEs total

CVE-2025-53483 SecurePoll: Multiple admin actions vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
CVE-2025-53481 Denial of service vector on ipinfo/v0/norevision
CVE-2025-53482 IPInfo: Message key XSS through several IPInfo messages in infobox and popup
CVE-2025-53484 SecurePoll: Multiple locations vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unescaped inpu

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Mediawiki - SecurePoll extension
Same vendor: Wikimedia Foundation
Same weakness: CWE-862