CVE-2026-39838
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows X…
Published Apr 7, 2026 · updated Jul 21, 2026
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.
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Apr 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.
Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.
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- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39838
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cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39838
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - ProofreadPage Extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements. The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branch
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