CVE-2026-116891

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

04 Nov 2026, 16:17

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References () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9rcc-pmj8-ffhr - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9rcc-pmj8-ffhr - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

28 Oct 2026, 15:33

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First Time Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki
References () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9rcc-pmj8-ffhr - () https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9rcc-pmj8-ffhr - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semanticmediawiki-4.2.0-before-7.2.1-reflected-xss-via-special-facetedsearch-cstate - () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semanticmediawiki-4.2.0-before-7.2.1-reflected-xss-via-special-facetedsearch-cstate - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*

27 Oct 2026, 11:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-27 11:17

Updated : 2026-11-04 16:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-116891

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116891

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116891


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Products Affected

semantic-mediawiki

  • semantic_mediawiki
CWE
CWE-79

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