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CVE-2026-116872

7.5, high

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in TermParser::normalize_compact_form() that…

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CVSS
7.5, high high CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
n/a
Exploitation
No public evidence
Published
27 Oct 2026yesterday

Description

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in TermParser::normalize_compact_form() that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause quadratic CPU consumption. Attackers can submit long search terms with many distinct in:(...) or has:(...) expressions to Special:Search to exhaust PHP search workers when the extended search engine is enabled.

Details

Vendor
SemanticMediaWiki
Product
SemanticMediaWiki
Weakness
CWE-407 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Awaiting analysis
Updated
27 Oct 2026
Assigner
disclosure@vulncheck.com

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References 3

Patches and fixes 1

Advisories 1

Other references 1

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other SemanticMediaWiki CVEs

Every SemanticMediaWiki CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2026-116871 Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in LegacyParser::getSubqueryDescription() that… 7.5, high
  • CVE-2026-116873 SemanticMediaWiki Missing Authorization Vulnerability 7.3, high
  • CVE-2026-116876 SemanticMediaWiki Missing Authorization Vulnerability 7.1, high
  • CVE-2026-116880 SemanticMediaWiki Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability 7.1, high

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 28 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.