Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-priv wiki editor
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ExploitInject script-related HTML into collection/book field
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ExecutionVictim opens rendered book page
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser session
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization HTML tag escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the MediaWiki Collection (Book) extension to be installed and enabled (versions 1.43, 1.45, or 1.46), an attacker holding at least low-privilege authenticated editing access (PR:L) to inject script-related HTML into a collection/book field, and a separate victim who must actively interact with the rendered page (UI:A). The flaw targets non-script HTML elements only (CWE-80 basic XSS), and the vendor vector's AC:H plus AT:P indicate additional conditions beyond a trivial payload must be met. These factors - authentication, required victim interaction, dependence on the extension being deployed, and constrained non-script injection - substantially limit realistic exploitation. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the multiple signals agree rather than conflict. The vendor CVSS 4.0 base score is 1.1, driven by high attack complexity (AC:H), a present attack requirement (AT:P), required low-level authentication (PR:L), and mandatory active victim interaction (UI:A), with only Low confidentiality/integrity/availability impact (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L). This is a basic (CWE-80) stored/reflected XSS limited to non-script HTML elements, which constrains the achievable payload. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no explicit POC flag were supplied; the CVSS exploit-maturity metric E:P (Proof-of-Concept) hints that a PoC concept may exist, but the input contains no confirmed public exploit, so this should be read as no public exploit identified at time of analysis. There is no SSVC decision data provided. Net: this is a low-CVSS, low-real-risk hardening issue - an authenticated, interaction-gated XSS in a specific MediaWiki extension - not a widespread or automatable threat. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated low-privilege MediaWiki user with editing rights on a wiki running the Collection (Book) extension injects script-related HTML into a book/collection field that is improperly neutralized. When another user actively interacts with the rendered book/collection page, the injected markup executes in their browser session. No public exploit is confirmed, though the CVSS E:P metric suggests a proof-of-concept may exist. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the MediaWiki Collection (Book) extension affects versions 1.43, 1.45, and 1.46 and allows an authenticated low-privilege editor to inject script-related HTML into collection/book fields, which then executes when a separate victim interacts with the rendered page. The flaw targets non-script HTML elements (CWE-80), and exploitation is constrained by the requirement that the extension be installed and enabled, by the attacker needing editing access, and by mandatory victim interaction; the vendor assigns CVSS v4 base score 1.1 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/E:P). The supplied CVSS v4 vector's E:P metric indicates that publicly available exploit code exists, but there is no CISA KEV listing, and our independent CVSS v3.1 assessment (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) agrees this is low priority.
RemediationAI
Apply the upstream Gerrit change I51d973d4ace99fb6e584296f296efb0ff50339ce and monitor https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T435822 for a released patched version of the Collection (Book) extension; the supplied data does not name an exact fixed release, so treat the Gerrit commit as the available fix pending a tagged update. If immediate patching is not possible, disable the Collection (Book) extension on sites that do not need book/collection creation - this removes the attack surface but also disables the book-building and export feature. If the extension must stay enabled, restrict who can create or edit collections/books to trusted users, since the flaw requires low-privilege authenticated editing access (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:A/UI:R); this is only a compensating control, reduces editorial collaboration, and does not replace patching. No CISA KEV-listed exploitation is present, and the CVSS v4 score is 1.1, so remediation can be prioritized below actively exploited issues.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the MediaWiki Collection (Book) extension, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:the_wikimedia_foundation:mediawiki_collection_(book)_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; this is an extension for MediaWiki, not MediaWiki core, and is used to build book/collection pages from wiki articles. The root cause is CWE-80, improper neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS), with the CVE specifically noting XSS targeting non-script elements. In practice, this means user-controlled collection/book content is rendered without sufficient escaping or sanitization, so an attacker can introduce HTML attributes or other non-script constructs that execute script in the victim's browser context. The vendor's CVSS v4 vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber; our independent assessment maps the same prerequisites to CVSS v3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N; both agree the attacker needs PR:L, the victim must interact (UI:A/UI:R), and the access complexity is high (AC:H). The affected versions are 1.43, 1.45, and 1.46, and the extension must be deployed and enabled.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Authenticated editor (PR:L) injects XSS executing in a victim's browser after interaction (UI:R), crossing into the victim's session (S:C) with limited impact; AC:H reflects the vendor's attack requirements.
Primary rating from Vendor (wikimedia-foundation).
CVSS VectorVendor: wikimedia-foundation
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper neutralization of Script-Related HTML tags in a web page (basic XSS) vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Collection (Book) extension allows XSS Targeting Non-Script Elements.
This issue affects MediaWiki Collection (Book) extension: 1.46, 1.45, and 1.43.
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Attack Technique
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