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| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-cx86-7xwp-w9wf | Semantic MediaWiki affected by reflected XSS in `Special:Ask` via a forged cursor pagination token |
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Semantic MediaWiki is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki that lets users store and query data within the wiki's pages. In versions 7.0.0 through 7.1.0, `Special:Ask` accepts a `cursor` query parameter for keyset pagination (added in 7.0.0). The token is decoded by `CursorEncoder`, which is an **unsigned** base64url-encoded JSON blob, so its contents are fully attacker-controlled. When the cursor's sort anchor does not match the request's `sort=` / `order=`, `QueryCreator::applyCursorIfRequested()` builds an error message by interpolating the attacker-controlled `sort_prop` / `sort_order` values into a raw string via `Query::addErrors()`. Unlike SMW's message-key errors, this raw string bypasses the message layer's sanitization (`ProcessingErrorMsgHandler::normalizeAndDecodeMessages()` passes a non-key, non-encoded string through unchanged). `ErrorWidget::queryError()` then assembles the errors and passes them to `Html::errorBox()`, whose first argument is emitted as raw HTML. The result is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability: a crafted `cursor` token containing markup in `sort_prop` (or `sort_order`) executes script in the victim's browser on the wiki origin. No authentication or special permission is required. The payload is delivered via a crafted link. Version 7.2.0 contains a fix. | |
| Title | Semantic MediaWiki affected by reflected XSS in `Special:Ask` via a forged cursor pagination token | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-18T17:22:50.475Z
Reserved: 2026-08-20T20:52:01.926Z
Link: CVE-2026-77616
Updated: 2026-09-18T17:22:45.546Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-18T17:17:01.560
Modified: 2026-09-18T18:17:15.193
Link: CVE-2026-77616
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CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Github GHSA