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CVE-2026-126563 Semantic MediaWiki 2.4.0 before 7.4.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Ask Date Format

5.3 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.3) in semanticmediawiki semanticmediawiki. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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Semantic MediaWiki 2.4.0 before 7.4.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in TimeValueFormatter::getCaptionFromFreeFormat(), which emits free-format date captions in HTML without escaping. Unauthenticated attackers can craft a Special:Ask URL with HTML markup in a date printout format (#-F[...]) to execute script in a logged-in victim's browser session.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

5.3 medium
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

CVSS 3.1

6.1 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 20th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: PoC · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
OWASP Top 10
A05:2025 Injection
Published
Modified
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VulnCheck (CNA)
NVD analysis
Awaiting analysis
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the NVD, synced

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Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
SemanticMediaWikifrom 2.4.0 before 7.4.1

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
  • CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch Severity: Medium
  • CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-592 Stored XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High

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