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high7.5

CVE-2025-53485

SetTranslationHandler.php does not validate that the user is an election admin, allowing any (even unauthenticated) user to change election-related translation…

Impact

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 products

ProductAffected versions
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.

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