CVE-2026-116892 SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Search smw Profile

What is CVE-2026-116892?

CVE-2026-116892 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SemanticMediaWiki, published on 27 Oct 2026.

Official description

SemanticMediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject markup through the search parameter of the extended Special:Search profile. Attackers can send visitors crafted URLs using the smw profile with SVG event handlers, which ProfileForm::profile_sheet inserts unescaped into a pre element, executing script in the wiki origin.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116892?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Semantic-Mediawiki Semantic Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2026-116892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-116892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in SemanticMediaWiki

• CVE-2022-48614 Cross-site Scripting in Semantic MediaWiki Medium 6.1
• CVE-2026-116874 SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via JsonResultPrinter Default Parameter Medium 5.3
• CVE-2026-116875 SemanticMediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Ask Separator Parameters Medium 5.3
• CVE-2026-116884 SemanticMediaWiki 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Tooltip Module data-* Attributes Medium 5.3
• CVE-2026-116889 SemanticMediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Special:Browse Code Property Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-375v-wx2r-4598, GHSA-xq8g-94p2-h527.