CVE-2026-58030: Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHiSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.46.0 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 23:54 UTC
- 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:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Jul 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 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi to 1.46.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia FoundationSyntaxHighlight_GeSHi | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting access to the affected component or applying input validation and output encoding as temporary mitigations if feasible.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php. This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.