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GHSA-59XW-QV23-J3RC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-18 16:42 – Updated: 2026-09-18 16:42

Summary

Semantic MediaWiki has reflected XSS in `Special:SearchByProperty` (`property` and `value` parameters)

Details

Failure mode

The value parameter was reflected back into rendered output and error messaging paths without enough output-context encoding.

Remediation

The form value is escaped before it is placed back into the input field.
Derived error messages are also escaped before being rendered into HTML.

Maintenance note

Do not treat error text as trusted just because it originated from validation. Validation output can still be attacker-influenced.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 7.1.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-77608"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-18T16:42:50Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "#### Failure mode\n\nThe `value` parameter was reflected back into rendered output and error messaging paths without enough output-context encoding.\n\n#### Remediation\n\n- The form value is escaped before it is placed back into the input field.\n- Derived error messages are also escaped before being rendered into HTML.\n\n#### Maintenance note\n\nDo not treat error text as trusted just because it originated from validation. Validation output can still be attacker-influenced.",
  "id": "GHSA-59xw-qv23-j3rc",
  "modified": "2026-09-18T16:42:50Z",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:42:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-59xw-qv23-j3rc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/releases/tag/7.2.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Semantic MediaWiki has reflected XSS in `Special:SearchByProperty` (`property` and `value` parameters)"
}

CVE-2026-77608 (GCVE-0-2026-77608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-18 16:43 – Updated: 2026-09-18 16:50

Title

Semantic MediaWiki has reflected XSS in `Special:SearchByProperty` (`property` and `value` parameters)

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, when the `value` parameter was reflected back into rendered output and error messaging paths without enough output-context encoding. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMedi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMedi…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
SemanticMediaWiki	SemanticMediaWiki	Affected: < 7.2.0

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        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-18T16:50:57.471Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
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          "name": "https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-59xw-qv23-j3rc",
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    "datePublished": "2026-09-18T16:43:43.868Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-08-20T20:48:20.508Z",
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    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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