Medium [CVE-2026-58031] Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-58031.
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Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files resources/src/mediawiki.
Special. Apisandbox/ApiSandboxLayout.Js.
This issue affects MediaWiki: from 1.46.0-rc.0 before 1.46.0.
When a user views an affected page, the attacker's script can execute in their browser, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or defacement of the website. Moderate: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki allows a remote attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 4.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). Weakness: CWE-79.
- < 1.46.0-rc
- < 1.46.0
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
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