CVE-2026-55690

EmbedVideo Extension: Stored XSS via unsanitized service name in exception text

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The EmbedVideo Extension is a MediaWiki extension which adds a parser function called #ev and various parser tags for embedding video clips from various video sharing services. Prior to 4.1.0, EmbedServiceFactory::newFromName in includes/EmbedService/EmbedServiceFactory.php interpolates an attacker-controlled unknown service name into exception text, and includes/EmbedVideo.php returns that text as HTML through the isHtml output path without neutralization. Both the #ev parser function and the evl parser form can reach this error path. A user able to edit a wiki page can inject stored HTML or JavaScript into the error output, causing code to execute in the wiki origin for visitors who render the page. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c29q-5xm7-5p62 StarCitizenWiki Extension Embed Video: Stored XSS via unsanitized service name in exception text
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Starcitizenwiki
Starcitizenwiki mediawiki-extensions-embedvideo
Vendors & Products Starcitizenwiki
Starcitizenwiki mediawiki-extensions-embedvideo
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The EmbedVideo Extension is a MediaWiki extension which adds a parser function called #ev and various parser tags for embedding video clips from various video sharing services. Prior to 4.1.0, EmbedServiceFactory::newFromName in includes/EmbedService/EmbedServiceFactory.php interpolates an attacker-controlled unknown service name into exception text, and includes/EmbedVideo.php returns that text as HTML through the isHtml output path without neutralization. Both the #ev parser function and the evl parser form can reach this error path. A user able to edit a wiki page can inject stored HTML or JavaScript into the error output, causing code to execute in the wiki origin for visitors who render the page. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
Title EmbedVideo Extension: Stored XSS via unsanitized service name in exception text
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 15, 2026, 7:45 PM
Reserved
Jun 17, 2026, 12:13 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 PM