Special:Ask in Semantic MediaWiki before 4.0.2 allows Reflected XSS.
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Special:Ask in Semantic MediaWiki before 4.0.2 allows Reflected XSS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist): 4.0.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist) | before 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-hj4c-vfc4-5f9c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available GHSA-hj4c-vfc4-5f9c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | before 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | SemanticMediaWiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:semantic-mediawiki:semantic_mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions before 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·SemanticMediaWiki
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hj4c-vfc4-5f9c mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48614
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj4c-vfc4-5f9c
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/issues/5262
- https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki_4.0.2
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/604968d44fcdfcbb7f1e00c5d662ca5d5a3a5613
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki/CVE-2022-48614.yaml
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki
More SemanticMediaWiki Semantic Mediawiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-81081 Resource exhaustion in Semantic MediaWiki via #set_recurring_event CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-81076 Semantic MediaWiki search lets attackers exhaust CPU via long terms CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-81075 Uncontrolled recursion in Semantic MediaWiki via Special:Ask CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-81077 Missing authorization in Semantic MediaWiki smwtask API CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-81084 Cross-site request forgery in Semantic MediaWiki SMWAdmin page CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-81083 Missing authorization in Semantic MediaWiki smwtask update task CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-48614 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48614 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hj4c-vfc4-5f9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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