Wikimedia Wikilove Extension up to 1.43.6/1.44.3/1.45.1 on Mediawiki cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia Wikilove Extension up to 1.43.6/1.44.3/1.45.1 on Mediawiki. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-22711. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia Wikilove Extension up to 1.43.6/1.44.3/1.45.1 on Mediawiki. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-87. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper neutralization of alternate XSS syntax vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Wikilove 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.

The weakness was presented by SomeRandomDeveloper. The advisory is shared at phabricator.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22711 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.43.7, 1.44.4 or 1.45.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-87 / CWE-79 / CWE-94
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wikilove Extension 1.43.7/1.44.4/1.45.2

Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/07/2026 +87 days Advisory disclosed
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/22/2026 +106 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Researcher: SomeRandomDeveloper
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22711 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355913

Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2026 21:17
Updated: 07/22/2026 11:20
Changes: 04/07/2026 21:17 (69), 07/22/2026 11:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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