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Semantic MediaWiki affected by Special:Ask table `sep` parameter reflected XSS

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Semantic MediaWiki is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki that lets users store and query data within the wiki's pages. Prior to version 7.2.0, `sep` was inserted verbatim into HTML cell joins. This made it possible to inject HTML through the separator value. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-77607
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 07:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Semantic MediaWiki affected by Special:Ask table `sep` parameter reflected XSS

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Sept 2026, 16:51 UTC

Semantic MediaWiki is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki that lets users store and query data within the wiki's pages. Prior to version 7.2.0, `sep` was inserted verbatim into HTML cell joins. This made it possible to inject HTML through the separator value. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.

osv:CVE-2026-77607
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77607",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Semantic MediaWiki affected by Special:Ask table `sep` parameter reflected XSS",
    "summary": "Semantic MediaWiki is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki that lets users store and query data within the wiki's pages. Prior to version 7.2.0, `sep` was inserted verbatim into HTML cell joins. This made it possible to inject HTML through the separator value. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-77607",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:33.788088138Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/releases/tag/7.2.0",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/77xxx/CVE-2026-77607.json",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-18T16:51:10.125+00:00"
}