[ CVE-2026-116891 · 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 4.2.0 before 7.2.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject HTML via unescaped cstate parameters in Special:FacetedSearch. Attackers can craft URLs with q, a matching crc32 csum or filtered=1, and cstate values that break out of hidden input attributes to execute script in victims' browsers.
[ 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-9rcc-pmj8-ffhrExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semanticmediawiki-4.2.0-before-7.2.1-reflected-xss-via-spe…Third Party Advisory