Improper neutralization of Script-Related HTML tags in a web page (basic XSS) vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo Extension: before 3.8.7.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 3.8.7

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/1237957 cve-icon cve-icon
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/1237977 cve-icon cve-icon
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416271 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Improper neutralization of Script-Related HTML tags in a web page (basic XSS) vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo Extension: before 3.8.7.
Title Stored XSS through URLs in Cargo's map format
Weaknesses CWE-80
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-07T20:42:43.130Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T18:21:12.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-39839

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T20:39:58.956Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-07T20:16:33.773

Modified: 2026-04-07T20:16:33.773

Link: CVE-2026-39839

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