Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension allows Stored XSS.

This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension: from * before 1.46.1, 1.45.5, 1.43.10.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site scripting
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a stored cross‑site scripting flaw in the Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki WikiSEO Extension that occurs when untrusted input supplied through the author and image properties is not properly encoded during page rendering in action=info. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker could inject JavaScript that persists in the page and executes within the browsers of users who view the affected info page, potentially allowing the attacker to compromise user sessions or alter page content.

Affected Systems

The flaw impacts MediaWiki sites that use the WikiSEO Extension version 1.46.0 or earlier, including releases 1.45.5, 1.43.10, and any build prior to 1.46.1. Sites running those versions without an update are vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.1 denotes moderate severity, while the EPSS score of < 1 % indicates a low current exploitation probability. The stored nature of the injection means that any user who can modify the author or image fields may deliver the payload. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker would need permissions to edit those fields; no additional external conditions are required. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WikiSEO extension to version 1.46.1 or later to remove the vulnerability.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, configure the site to escape or remove author and image property values from pages rendered with action=info until a patch is applied.
  • Limit editing rights for the author and image fields to trusted users or apply additional server‑side input sanitization to ensure unsafe data is not stored.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension: from * before 1.46.1, 1.45.5, 1.43.10.
Title Stored XSS in WikiSEO author and image properties on action=info
Weaknesses CWE-79
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T20:45:04.917Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T16:03:13.124Z

Link: CVE-2026-100243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T20:44:56.885Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-29T17:17:01.340

Modified: 2026-09-30T21:16:53.297

Link: CVE-2026-100243

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T01:00:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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