Medium · CVSS 5.3CVE-2026-116875

SemanticMediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Ask Separator ParametersCVE-2026-116875

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-116875 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in SemanticMediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Ask Separator Parameters. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 27, 2026Updated Oct 27, 2026Source checked Oct 27, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 27, 2026Material review Oct 27, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWikigeneric	>=3.0.0 <7.3.1	7.3.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki.
Review the reported fix. Update SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki to 7.3.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 27, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

SemanticMediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in Special:Ask, which outputs separator parameters (sep, propsep, valuesep, delim, separator) without HTML escaping in list, category, DSV, and CSV result printers. Unauthenticated attackers can send victims crafted Special:Ask links using request_type=raw or request_type=special_page to execute JavaScript in the wiki's origin, stealing sessions or CSRF tokens.

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