Description
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.4.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Special:Ask with the ElasticStore backend, allowing users with edit rights to inject script through unescaped native_result and score_set output. Attackers can store markup in a Text property or subobject name, then lure victims including administrators to a crafted Special:Ask link to execute script in their session.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.4.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Special:Ask with the ElasticStore backend, allowing users with edit rights to inject script through unescaped native_result and score_set output. Attackers can store markup in a Text property or subobject name, then lure victims including administrators to a crafted Special:Ask link to execute script in their session.
Title Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.4.1 Stored XSS via Special:Ask Debug Output
First Time appeared Semantic-mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
Vendors & Products Semantic-mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Semantic-mediawiki Semantic Mediawiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T02:36:04.769Z

Reserved: 2026-11-11T01:43:09.728Z

Link: CVE-2026-126567

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-11T03:16:51.237

Modified: 2026-11-11T03:16:51.237

Link: CVE-2026-126567

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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