CVE-2026-116883

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated schema editors to inject HTML through schema descriptions. Attackers with the smw-schemaedit permission can save HTML that is passed unescaped to Html::rawElement() in HtmlBuilder, altering pages and targeting users who view the schema.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*

History

04 Nov 2026, 17:17

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References () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-2xr9-cr6h-wr6m - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-2xr9-cr6h-wr6m - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

04 Nov 2026, 15:10

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
First Time Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki
References () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-2xr9-cr6h-wr6m - () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-2xr9-cr6h-wr6m - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
References () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.1.0-before-7.3.1-stored-xss-via-schema-descriptions - () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.1.0-before-7.3.1-stored-xss-via-schema-descriptions - Third Party Advisory

27 Oct 2026, 11:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-27 11:17

Updated : 2026-11-04 17:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-116883

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116883

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116883


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Products Affected

semantic-mediawiki

  • semantic_mediawiki
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')