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CVE-2026-58035: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-58035cvecve-2026-58035cwe-79
Published: 07/01/2026 (07/01/2026, 14:17:41 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Wikimedia Foundation
Product: MediaWiki

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/src/mediawiki.Special.Block/SpecialBlock.Vue.

CVSS v4.0

Score 0.0none

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
wikimedia/mediawiki
pkg:github/wikimedia/mediawiki
Affected versions
=1.46.0-rc.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/10/2026, 10:03:09 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58035) in MediaWiki arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, leading to a cross-site scripting (CWE-79) issue in the SpecialBlock.Vue component. The affected version is 1.46.0-rc.0. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no attack prerequisites, but requires high privileges and user interaction. No vendor remediation or patch is currently documented, and no known exploits exist. The vulnerability could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected page.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows cross-site scripting attacks due to improper input neutralization in MediaWiki's SpecialBlock.Vue component. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, limiting the scope of impact. There are no reported impacts on confidentiality, integrity, or availability beyond the XSS context. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, monitor Wikimedia Foundation advisories for updates. Limit exposure by restricting high-privilege user access and exercising caution with user-generated content in the affected component until a fix is available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
wikimedia-foundation
Date Reserved
2026-06-27T13:32:41.613Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a45260a27e9c79719982a83

Added to database: 07/01/2026, 14:36:58 UTC

Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 10:03:09 UTC

Last updated: 08/11/2026, 13:49:51 UTC

Views: 59

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