CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-96873

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the CirrusSearch extension for MediaWiki due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. The issue affects versions up to and including 1.46.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or content spoofing.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the CirrusSearch extension to a version newer than 1.46.0 that includes the fix.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Mediawiki - CirrusSearch extension allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - CirrusSearch extension through 1.46.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS