CVE-2025-32070 XSSes in AJAXPoll

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the MediaWiki AJAX Poll extension allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-32070?

CVE-2025-32070 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - AJAX Poll Extension, published on 11 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - AJAX Poll Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Mediawiki - AJAX Poll Extension: from 1.39 through 1.43.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32070?

How do I fix CVE-2025-32070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-32070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r65j-4h86-f5h7.

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