CVE-2026-116871
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in LegacyParser::getSubqueryDescription() that processes nested query tokens before depth limits apply. Unauthenticated attackers can submit deeply nested query elements to the action=ask API to consume substantial CPU and memory, t…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 7.3.1 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/756492002752f937a9e115e14330b1181bd8c60c
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/e642f38c708dee7da5e885b8d40be8ffc56f3e87
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-f8vw-wvm6-h2qq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.0.0-before-7.3.1-uncontrolled-recursion-via-special-ask
Original description
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in LegacyParser::getSubqueryDescription() that processes nested query tokens before depth limits apply. Unauthenticated attackers can submit deeply nested query elements to the action=ask API to consume substantial CPU and memory, tying up request workers.
Last activity 27 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.