CVE-2026-116885 Semantic MediaWiki before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:SMWAdmin id Parameter
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116885?
CVE-2026-116885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SemanticMediaWiki, published on 27 Oct 2026.
Official description
Semantic MediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Special:SMWAdmin ID lookup that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject markup through the unescaped id parameter. Attackers can lure an smw-admin administrator into opening a crafted lookup link, bypassing the auto-satisfied edit-token check, to execute script and perform privileged actions in the administrator's session.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116885?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jj2-qhj9-9w4r, GHSA-4fr3-ghqj-28wx.