CVE-2026-100383: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) exists in the Wikimedia Foundation's Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension version 1.47.0-alpha. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected web application. The issue has been fixed in the master branch of the codebase.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-100383 describes an XSS vulnerability in the Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension version 1.47.0-alpha. The vulnerability arises from improper input neutralization during web page generation, enabling cross-site scripting attacks. The Wikimedia Foundation has remediated this issue in the master branch, indicating that a patch or fix is available. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low complexity, and requiring user interaction and high privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other script-based attacks. However, the vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, limiting its impact scope. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available as the issue has been remediated in the master branch of the WikiLambda Extension. Users should update from version 1.47.0-alpha to the fixed version in the master branch or subsequent releases containing the fix. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, the Wikimedia Foundation manages remediation for the hosted environment; users should verify that their deployments are updated accordingly.
CVE-2026-100383: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension
Description
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) exists in the Wikimedia Foundation's Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension version 1.47.0-alpha. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected web application. The issue has been fixed in the master branch of the codebase.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
Wikimedia Foundation
Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-100383 describes an XSS vulnerability in the Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension version 1.47.0-alpha. The vulnerability arises from improper input neutralization during web page generation, enabling cross-site scripting attacks. The Wikimedia Foundation has remediated this issue in the master branch, indicating that a patch or fix is available. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low complexity, and requiring user interaction and high privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected Mediawiki WikiLambda Extension, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other script-based attacks. However, the vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, limiting its impact scope. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available as the issue has been remediated in the master branch of the WikiLambda Extension. Users should update from version 1.47.0-alpha to the fixed version in the master branch or subsequent releases containing the fix. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, the Wikimedia Foundation manages remediation for the hosted environment; users should verify that their deployments are updated accordingly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- wikimedia-foundation
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-25T19:28:17.568Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6ab6e8d9f7a7c541064fdb81
Added to database: 09/25/2026, 21:34:17 UTC
Last enriched: 09/25/2026, 21:47:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 21:52:36 UTC
Views: 4
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