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CVE-2026-126563: SemanticMediaWiki · Cross-site Scripting

Affects SemanticMediaWikiSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.4.1 when convenient.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 02:49 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.05.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.1
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade SemanticMediaWiki to 7.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWikiAffected
  • >=2.4.0 <7.4.1
Fixed in
  • 7.4.1
PackagistSemanticMediaWikipkg:composer/SemanticMediaWikiOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.4.0 <7.4.1
Fixed in
  • 7.4.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Semantic MediaWiki to version 7.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Semantic MediaWiki versions from 2.4.0 up to but not including 7.4.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the TimeValueFormatter::getCaptionFromFreeFormat() function. This function outputs free-format date captions in HTML without proper escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious Special:Ask URLs that include HTML markup. When a logged-in user accesses such a URL, the embedded script executes in their browser session. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.4.1.

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