CVE-2025-53478

The CVE-2025-53478 issue affects the MediaWiki CheckUser extension, specifically the Special:Investigate interface. It is a reflected XSS flaw caused by improper escaping of internationalized system messages rendered on the “IPs and User agents” tab. Affected versions include 1.39.x before 1.39.1...

Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System

Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces...