Description
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.
Published: 2025-07-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20088 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.
History

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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References

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title SecurePoll: Multiple locations vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unescaped input
Weaknesses CWE-79
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-08T17:38:09.511Z

Reserved: 2025-06-30T15:20:44.462Z

Link: CVE-2025-53484

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-07T19:45:05.965Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-04T18:15:23.380

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:38:17.747

Link: CVE-2025-53484

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')