CVE-2026-39838
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Open Source MediaWiki CampaignEvents Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:campaignevents_extension
- Open Source MediaWiki Cargo extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:cargo_extension
- Open Source MediaWiki CentralAuth Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:centralauth__extension
- Open Source MediaWiki GrowthExperiments Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:growthexperiments_extension
- Open Source MediaWiki ProofreadPage Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:proofreadpage_extension
- Open Source MediaWiki ReportIncident Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:reportincident__extension
- Open Source MediaWiki Score Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:score_extension
- Open Source MediaWiki Wikilove Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:wikilove_extension
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1043MediaWiki Erweiterungen: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2026-04-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MediaWiki Extensions ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Idd51e18479b32b7176b43ff74ca1c49d6bdd0628cnnvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406088cnnvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Idd51e18479b32b7176b43ff74ca1c49d6bdd0628enisa_euvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406088enisa_euvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Idd51e18479b32b7176b43ff74ca1c49d6bdd0628nvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406088nvd
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