VisualData extension: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via crafted user input
Priority LOW 31CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - VisualData Extension allows Regular Expression Exponential Blowup.This issue affects MediaWiki - VisualData Extension: 1.45.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00478 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 - VisualData Extension | 1.45 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MediaWiki - VisualData Extension VendorWikimedia Foundation Affected 1.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wikisphere:visualdata:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Wikisphere |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.45.0 | Running on | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:wikisphere:visualdata:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Wikisphere
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.45.0 Running on ·mediawiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p52-pvr6-5x2c
References
Patch 4
More Wikimedia Foundation vulnerabilities
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- 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-2026-0668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6p52-pvr6-5x2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-0668 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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