CVE-2026-100243: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-100243 describes a stored XSS vulnerability in the Mediawiki WikiSEO Extension maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. The vulnerability arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation, classified under CWE-79. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that persist in the application and execute when viewed by other users. The affected versions include all versions prior to 1.46.1, 1.45.5, and 1.43.10. No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing affected Mediawiki pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions within the scope of the user's privileges. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider applying any available updates to the WikiSEO Extension and follow best practices for input validation and output encoding in Mediawiki configurations.
CVE-2026-100243: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension
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.
Affected software
Wikimedia Foundation
Mediawiki - WikiSEO Extension
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-100243 describes a stored XSS vulnerability in the Mediawiki WikiSEO Extension maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. The vulnerability arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation, classified under CWE-79. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that persist in the application and execute when viewed by other users. The affected versions include all versions prior to 1.46.1, 1.45.5, and 1.43.10. No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing affected Mediawiki pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions within the scope of the user's privileges. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider applying any available updates to the WikiSEO Extension and follow best practices for input validation and output encoding in Mediawiki configurations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- wikimedia-foundation
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-25T16:03:13.124Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abbf0bec9b3d5d17704c4e0
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:09:18 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 17:15:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:00:32 UTC
Views: 5
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