CVE-2026-126567: SemanticMediaWiki · Cross-site Scripting
Affects SemanticMediaWikiSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 7.4.1 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 02:49 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWiki | Affected
| Fixed in
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PackagistSemanticMediaWikipkg:composer/SemanticMediaWikiOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Semantic MediaWiki to version 7.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified or required once the patch is applied.
Description
Semantic MediaWiki versions from 3.0.0 up to but not including 7.4.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Special:Ask feature when used with the ElasticStore backend. This flaw allows users with edit permissions to inject malicious scripts through unescaped native_result and score_set outputs. An attacker can embed harmful markup in a Text property or subobject name and then trick other users, including administrators, into visiting a specially crafted Special:Ask link, leading to script execution within their session. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.4.1.
References
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-7j96-w9cc-r7rq (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/fca9922835f4353e67a71cfef4d527d46e7c3ad3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/releases/tag/7.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/blob/7.4.0/src/MediaWiki/Specials/SpecialAsk.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/blob/7.4.0/src/Query/ScoreSet.php (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.0.0-before-7.4.1-stored-xss-via-special-ask-debug-output (opens in a new tab)