CVE-2025-53484
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.