Wikimedia Upload Wizard Extension up to 1.46.0/1.45.4/1.43.9 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wikimedia Upload Wizard Extension up to 1.46.0/1.45.4/1.43.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Upload. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-100381. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia Upload Wizard Extension up to 1.46.0/1.45.4/1.43.9. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - UploadWizard Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Mediawiki - UploadWizard Extension: from * before 1.46.1, 1.45.5, 1.43.10.

It is possible to read the advisory at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-100381 since 09/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.46.1, 1.45.5 or 1.43.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-87347). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Wikimedia

Name

• Upload Wizard Extension

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1
• 1.43.2
• 1.43.3
• 1.43.4
• 1.43.5
• 1.43.6
• 1.43.7
• 1.43.8
• 1.43.9
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.45.0
• 1.45.1
• 1.45.2
• 1.45.3
• 1.45.4
• 1.46.0

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