Semantic MediaWiki before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via External Identifier in Special:Browse
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- 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
Semantic MediaWiki, an extension for the MediaWiki wiki platform, is affected by a stored cross-site scripting flaw. Users with permission to edit pages can enter specially crafted External identifier values that run malicious JavaScript in the browsers of anyone who views them on Special:Browse, including administrators.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Semantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with page-edit rights to inject scripts via External identifier property values. Attackers can annotate markup payloads that ExternalIdentifierValue renders unescaped on Special:Browse, executing JavaScript in viewers' sessions, including administrators.
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 2.5.0 · fixed in 7.3.1