DiscussionTools should use better regex
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-917Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension allows Regular Expression Exponential Blowup.This issue affects Mediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension: 1.44, 1.43.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | Mediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension | 1.44; 1.43 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension VendorWikimedia Foundation Affected 1.44; 1.43 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jhx-qqh2-9q63
References
More Wikimedia Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-11006 The compare API module breaks Extension:Lockdown CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-32110 Backticks can allow the usage of not-allowed SQL functions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-65500 Unauthenticated SQL injection in UserPageViewTracker via filterusers and ignoreusers parameters CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-64588 DataTransfer depends on phpspreadsheet version vulnerable to CVE-2026-59933 (XLS/OLE memory exhaustion) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-42112 SQLi in Cargo extension via year range filter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-42110 Stored XSS through Cargo's map format CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-11175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jhx-qqh2-9q63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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