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Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Special:Browse Keyword Property

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with page-edit rights to inject HTML through Keyword-typed property values rendered unescaped on Special:Browse. Attackers can annotate a Keyword property with an event-handler payload that executes JavaScript in viewers' sessions, including administrators, to read tokens and perform actions.

Products
SemanticMediaWiki
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-116887
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Special:Browse Keyword Property

core-cve · Original source

Published 27 Oct 2026, 10:23 UTC

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with page-edit rights to inject HTML through Keyword-typed property values rendered unescaped on Special:Browse. Attackers can annotate a Keyword property with an event-handler payload that executes JavaScript in viewers' sessions, including administrators, to read tokens and perform actions.

cve:CVE-2026-116887

SemanticMediaWiki

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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