CVE-2026-58030
SyntaxHighlight stored XSS via unsanitized 'linelinks' attribute
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SyntaxHighlight stored XSS via unsanitized 'linelinks' attribute
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-58030- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-41018
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
EUVD-2026-41018- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vmx6-3fp5-595p
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
GHSA-vmx6-3fp5-595p- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-58030- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.
This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php.
This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-58030- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-58030
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php. This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58030- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-58030
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php. This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58030- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.10-11:1.39.10-1~deb12u11:1.39.12-1~deb12u11:1.39.13-1~deb12u11:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 Show 29 moreShow less1:1.39.17-1~deb12u11:1.39.2-11:1.39.4-11:1.39.4-1~deb12u11:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.5-1~deb12u11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1~deb12u11:1.39.8-11:1.43.0+dfsg-11:1.43.0+dfsg-21:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.10+dfsg-11:1.43.11+dfsg-11:1.43.11+dfsg-21:1.43.11+dfsg-31:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 |
None known |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-2 |
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-2 Show 4 moreShow less1:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 |
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 Show 4 moreShow less1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-58030 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mediawiki, published July 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427167
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58030
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmx6-3fp5-595p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-58030
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-58030
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58030
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/+/1306180