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CVE-2026-58028 (GCVE-0-2026-58028)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-01 15:15 – Updated: 2026-07-01 15:50
VLAI?
Title
Pretty-printed API output combined with centralauthtoken allows XSS with certain gadgets
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki, Wikimedia Foundation CentralAuth. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiFormatBase.Php, includes/Api/ApiHelp.Php, includes/ResourceLoader/Module.Php, includes/Hooks/Handlers/PageDisplayHookHandler.Php, includes/LogFormatter/PermissionChangeLogFormatter.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9; CentralAuth: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Affected: * , < 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9 (semver)
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    Wikimedia Foundation CentralAuth Affected: * , < 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9 (semver)
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