SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via JsonResultPrinter Default Parameter
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 7.3.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
SemanticMediaWiki, an extension for MediaWiki, is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting flaw in its JSON result output feature. An attacker can trick a user into opening a specially crafted link, which runs malicious scripts in the wiki's browser context and could allow theft of login sessions or security tokens.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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SemanticMediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts through the unescaped default parameter in JsonResultPrinter. Attackers can lure victims to a crafted Special:Ask link with a zero-result query and request_type=special_page, executing JavaScript in the wiki origin to steal sessions or CSRF tokens.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- SemanticMediaWiki SemanticMediaWiki
From 3.1.0 · fixed in 7.3.1