[ CVE-2026-116875 · Published 27 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in SemanticMediaWiki
CVSS 6.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official description
SemanticMediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in Special:Ask, which outputs separator parameters (sep, propsep, valuesep, delim, separator) without HTML escaping in list, category, DSV, and CSV result printers. Unauthenticated attackers can send victims crafted Special:Ask links using request_type=raw or request_type=special_page to execute JavaScript in the wiki's origin, stealing sessions or CSRF tokens.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-3v2c-r7rx-frc8ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semanticmediawiki-3.0.0-before-7.3.1-reflected-xss-via-spe…Third Party Advisory