What is CVE-2026-77608?

CVE-2026-77608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Semanticmediawiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-77608?

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

XSS in Semanticmediawiki

CVE-2026-77608

Semantic MediaWiki is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki that lets users store and query data within the wiki's pages. Prior to version 7.2.0, when the `value` parameter was reflected back into rendered output and error messaging paths without enough output-context encoding. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

Semanticmediawiki — versions < 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77608?: CVE-2026-77608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Semanticmediawiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-77608?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.