Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation
CVE-2026-58030SyntaxHighlight stored XSS via unsanitized 'linelinks' attribute
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi from Wikimedia Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/SyntaxHighlight.Php. This issue affects SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58030 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58030 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58030 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58030 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58030 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58030 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi | * – before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N