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CVE-2026-116884VulnerabilityPublished

SemanticMediaWiki from 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116884· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.3.1 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.3.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade SemanticMediaWiki to 7.3.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWikiAffected
  • >=5.0.0 <7.3.1
Fixed in
  • 7.3.1

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in SemanticMediaWiki version 7.3.1 and later. Users should upgrade to version 7.3.1 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the provided data.

Description

SemanticMediaWiki versions from 5.0.0 up to but not including 7.3.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ext.smw.tooltip.tippy.js component. This vulnerability arises because data-* attributes are rendered via innerHTML with allowHTML enabled, allowing editors to inject malicious JavaScript through specially crafted .smw-highlighter spans. When other users, including administrators, hover over these elements, the malicious script executes.

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