Stored XSS in Score due to usage of non-reserved data attributes

Summary

CVECVE-2026-39936
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerwikimedia-foundation
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-07 23:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 23:16:59 UTC
DescriptionImproper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Score Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.9 MEDIUM from c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.000470000 probability, percentile 0.146360000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eaccSecondary6.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
Low

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Score Extension unaffected 1.43 Not specified
CNA The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Score Extension unaffected 1.44 Not specified
CNA The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Score Extension unaffected 1.45 Not specified
CNA The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Score Extension affected 1.43 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419186 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 phabricator.wikimedia.org
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I1fb2913bc32328cbc4ecd4b4ad4a4788fb98c56c c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc gerrit.wikimedia.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: SomeRandomDeveloper (en)

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