CVE-2026-39933
Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in GlobalWatchlist
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in GlobalWatchlist
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-39933- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-19976
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist 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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-19976- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-333p-mjpr-3q3c
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')...
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects non release branches.
- Record
GHSA-333p-mjpr-3q3c- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-39933- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-39933 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Globalwatchlist Extension, published April 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.