CVE-2026-58035: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-58035: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Wikimedia Foundation 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
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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