CVE-2026-58519: CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo Extension: from * before 3.9.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-58519 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Mediawiki Cargo Extension maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. The vulnerability arises from improper input neutralization during web page generation, classified under CWE-79. It affects all versions prior to 3.9.1. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network without privileges or user interaction, with low to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users visiting affected Mediawiki instances using the Cargo Extension. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed in the victim's browser. The impact is rated medium based on the CVSS score and vector.
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, users should monitor the Wikimedia Foundation's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible.
CVE-2026-58519: CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension
Description
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo Extension: from * before 3.9.1.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-58519 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Mediawiki Cargo Extension maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. The vulnerability arises from improper input neutralization during web page generation, classified under CWE-79. It affects all versions prior to 3.9.1. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network without privileges or user interaction, with low to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users visiting affected Mediawiki instances using the Cargo Extension. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed in the victim's browser. The impact is rated medium based on the CVSS score and vector.
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, users should monitor the Wikimedia Foundation's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- wikimedia-foundation
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T03:40:44.769Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a44a07a27e9c79719fbd71d
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 05:07:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 05:22:26 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 02:13:11 UTC
Views: 12
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