Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements.
The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wikimedia
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Vendors & Products Wikimedia
Wikimedia mediawiki-proofreadpage Extension

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements.This issue affects . Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements.This issue affects .
Title ProofreadPage improperly sanitizes multiline styles using Sanitizer::checkCSS
Weaknesses CWE-79
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T18:48:41.035Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T18:21:12.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-39838

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T20:40:11.397Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-07T20:16:33.477

Modified: 2026-04-08T21:27:00.663

Link: CVE-2026-39838

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:46:22Z

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