CVE-2026-58521
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks, redirect users to malicious websites, bypass authentication, or perform SQL injection attacks.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks and SQL injection.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of MediaWiki and its extensions are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for data manipulation.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of MediaWiki.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 20% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- high[NEW] [high] MediaWiki and Extensions: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
- criticalCVE-2026-58521: Improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL injection') vulnerabi…nvd · 2026-07-01
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