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CVE IDCVE-2026-77607GitHub advisory IDGHSA-7xv3-gf2g-498h

Semantic MediaWiki affected by Special:Ask table `sep` parameter reflected XSS

CVE-2026-77607 (GitHub advisory GHSA-7xv3-gf2g-498h) is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, classed as Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79), in mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist). Affected versions: <= 7.1.0. It is fixed in 7.2.0.

Medium6.1Fix availableGitHub reviewed

Published 18 Sept 2026Updated 18 Sept 2026

6.1MediumCVSS 3.1
CVE ID
CVE-2026-77607
GHSA ID
GHSA-7xv3-gf2g-498h
EPSS
0.15%higher than 5% of CVEs
Weakness (CWE)
  • CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
KEV status
Not in KEV
Published
18 Sept 2026
Updated
18 Sept 2026
Ecosystem
  • Packagist (PHP)
Assigned by (CNA)
GitHub_M

Summary

Source: OSV (GitHub advisory)

Failure mode

sep was inserted verbatim into the HTML that joins a table cell's values. This made it possible to inject HTML through the separator value. The same unsanitised table HTML is produced both for the standard Special:Ask render and for its raw request output (request_type=raw), so the injection was reachable without authentication.

Remediation

  • In all non-wiki output modes (HTML, raw request, file), sep is escaped unless it is a safe <br> variant.
  • This preserves legitimate line-break separators while blocking markup injection.

Maintenance note

If the table renderer ever gains richer separator semantics, keep the whitelist explicit. Do not expand the allowed HTML surface casually.

Technical details

Source: GitHub Advisory Database

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Medium6.1Base score from GitHub Advisory Database

Attack Vector AV
Network
Attack Complexity AC
Low
Privileges Required PR
None
User Interaction UI
Required
Scope S
Changed
Confidentiality C
Low
Integrity I
Low
Availability A
None

CISA SSVC decision points

Exploitation
none
No public exploitation evidence
Automatable
no
Needs manual steps per target
Technical impact
partial
Limited control of the affected system

CISA Coordinator assessment (SSVC 2.0.3) via CVE.org.

Affected packages

Source: OSV (GitHub advisory)

  • mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki
    Packagist (PHP)
    pkg:composer/mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki
    Affected versions
    <= 7.1.0
    Fixed in
    7.2.0
    Show 78 listed versions
    • 1.9
    • 1.9-RC1
    • 1.9.0.1
    • 1.9.0.2
    • 1.9.1
    • 1.9.1.1
    • 1.9.2
    • 1.9beta1
    • 2.0
    • 2.0-RC1
    • 2.0-RC2
    • 2.0-RC3

Fix

Source: OSV (GitHub advisory)

Fix available

Upgrade to 7.2.0 or later.

Release commits

The commits each fixed release tag points at. They usually bump the version rather than contain the fix itself.

  • 0d11c07Release commit7.2.0github.com/semanticmediawiki/semanticmediawiki

Vulnerability intelligence

References

Credits

Questions about CVE-2026-77607

What is the GHSA ID for CVE-2026-77607?
GitHub tracks CVE-2026-77607 as GHSA-7xv3-gf2g-498h.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-77607?
CVE-2026-77607 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium), vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-77607?
mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist): <= 7.1.0.
How do I fix CVE-2026-77607?
Upgrade to 7.2.0 or later.
What is the Package URL (PURL) for CVE-2026-77607?
The affected package's PURL is pkg:composer/mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki.
Is CVE-2026-77607 exploited in the wild?
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog doesn't list CVE-2026-77607. That means no confirmed exploitation has been catalogued, not that it is safe to leave unpatched. CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as "none". EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of CVEs.

Data sources

Upstream records

  • OSV (GitHub advisory)LoadedRaw JSON
  • GitHub Advisory DatabaseLoadedRaw JSON
  • OSV (CVE record)LoadedRaw JSON
  • CVE.orgLoaded
  • CISA KEV catalogLoaded

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Where each part of this page came from

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Severity score
GitHub Advisory Database
Weakness (CWE)
GitHub Advisory Database
Affected packages
OSV (GitHub advisory)
Fix
OSV (GitHub advisory)
References
Computed by CVEminer
SSVC
CVE.org
KEV status
CISA KEV catalog
EPSS
GitHub Advisory Database

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