What is CVE-2026-58038?

CVE-2026-58038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-58038?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in MediaWiki

CVE-2026-58038

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Timeline.Php, scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl. This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mediawiki — versions 1.46.0
Wikimedia Foundation Timeline

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-58038?: CVE-2026-58038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-58038?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.