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CVE-2026-58028: Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Wikimedia Foundation MediaWikiSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 0.0 Medium : upgrade to 1.46.0 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
0.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.46.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Jul 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade MediaWiki and CentralAuth to 1.46.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Wikimedia FoundationMediaWikiAffected
  • < 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9
Fixed in
  • 1.46.0
Wikimedia FoundationCentralAuthAffected
  • < 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9
Fixed in
  • 1.46.0

AI-suggested

No specific mitigation steps are provided by the vendor at this time.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki, Wikimedia Foundation CentralAuth. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiFormatBase.Php, includes/Api/ApiHelp.Php, includes/ResourceLoader/Module.Php, includes/Hooks/Handlers/PageDisplayHookHandler.Php, includes/LogFormatter/PermissionChangeLogFormatter.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9; CentralAuth: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

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