CVE-2026-116884

SemanticMediaWiki 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Tooltip Module data-* Attributes

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SemanticMediaWiki from 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in ext.smw.tooltip.tippy.js that renders data-* attributes via innerHTML with allowHTML enabled. Editors can plant a .smw-highlighter span with a malicious data-content, data-title, data-top, data-bottom, or data-theme attribute to execute JavaScript when viewers, including administrators, hover it.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SemanticMediaWiki from 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in ext.smw.tooltip.tippy.js that renders data-* attributes via innerHTML with allowHTML enabled. Editors can plant a .smw-highlighter span with a malicious data-content, data-title, data-top, data-bottom, or data-theme attribute to execute JavaScript when viewers, including administrators, hover it.
Title SemanticMediaWiki 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Tooltip Module data-* Attributes
First Time appeared Semantic-mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
Vendors & Products Semantic-mediawiki
Semantic-mediawiki semantic Mediawiki
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 31, 2026, 2:35 AM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 1:01 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Oct 31, 2026, 3:17 AM