PollNY Extension 1.39/1.43/1.44 on MediaWiki cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PollNY Extension 1.39/1.43/1.44 on MediaWiki. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-62653. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PollNY Extension 1.39/1.43/1.44 on MediaWiki and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki PollNY extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MediaWiki PollNY extension: 1.39, 1.43, 1.44.

The weakness was published by SomeRandomDeveloper. The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-62653 since 10/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/18/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
10/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Researcher: SomeRandomDeveloper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-62653 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329000

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2025 09:47
Changes: 10/18/2025 09:47 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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