Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension: 1.45, 1.44, 1.43, 1.39.
Published: 2026-01-07
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via system messages that can compromise users’ confidentiality and integrity in MediaWiki ProofreadPage
Action: Patch Now
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History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wikisource
Wikisource proofread Page
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wikisource:proofread_page:1.39:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wikisource:proofread_page:1.43:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wikisource:proofread_page:1.44:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wikisource:proofread_page:1.45:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
Vendors & Products Wikisource
Wikisource proofread Page

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediawiki
Mediawiki mediawiki
Wikimedia
Wikimedia mediawiki-proofreadpage Extension
Vendors & Products Mediawiki
Mediawiki mediawiki
Wikimedia
Wikimedia mediawiki-proofreadpage Extension

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension: 1.45, 1.44, 1.43, 1.39.
Title Stored XSS through a system message and a user-provided parameter in ProofreadPage
Weaknesses CWE-79
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Mediawiki Mediawiki
Wikimedia Mediawiki-proofreadpage Extension
Wikisource Proofread Page
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-07T19:25:36.796Z

Reserved: 2026-01-07T16:35:04.806Z

Link: CVE-2026-0670

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T19:25:08.156Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-07T19:15:56.203

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:40:17.617

Link: CVE-2026-0670

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T08:00:05Z

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