What is CVE-2026-58028?

CVE-2026-58028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-58028?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in MediaWiki

CVE-2026-58028

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki, Wikimedia Foundation CentralAuth. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiFormatBase.Php, includes/Api/ApiHelp.Php, includes/ResourceLoader/Module.Php, includes/Hooks/Handlers/PageDisplayHookHandler.Php, includes/LogFormatter/PermissionChangeLogFormatter.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9; CentralAuth: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-58028?: CVE-2026-58028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-58028?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.