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CVE-2026-116871— Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Uncontrolled Recursion via Special:Ask

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SemanticMediaWiki SemanticMediaWiki
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 至 7.3.1 之前的版本存在一个不受控的递归漏洞，该漏洞位于 函数中。该函数在应用深度限制之前，会先处理嵌套的查询标记。未认证的攻击者可以通过 API 提交深度嵌套的查询元素，从而大量消耗 CPU 和内存资源，导致请求处理线程被长时间占用。

CVSS 7.5 · High

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-116871

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Vulnerability Title
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Uncontrolled Recursion via Special:Ask
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未经控制的递归
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
SemanticMediaWiki SemanticMediaWiki 3.0.0 ~ 7.3.1 -

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Other References for CVE-2026-116871 (4)

Same Patch Batch · SemanticMediaWiki · 2026-10-27 · 22 CVEs total

CVE-2026-116872 7.5 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Denial of Service via Special:Search Compact Filters
CVE-2026-116878 7.5 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Resource Exhaustion via Special:PropertyLabelSimilar
CVE-2026-116890 7.3 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.0 Missing Authorization via smwtask API
CVE-2026-116873 7.3 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 Missing Authorization via smwtask API run-joblist and update
CVE-2026-116876 7.1 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via Is edit protected
CVE-2026-116880 7.1 HIGH Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 CSRF via Special:SMWAdmin Maintenance Actions
CVE-2026-116877 6.5 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Resource Exhaustion via #set_recurring_event
CVE-2026-116892 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Search smw Profile
CVE-2026-116889 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Special:Browse Code Property
CVE-2026-116881 6.1 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 XSS via Property-Value Autocomplete
CVE-2026-116884 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 5.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Tooltip Module data-* Attributes
CVE-2026-116874 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via JsonResultPrinter Default Parameter
CVE-2026-116885 6.1 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:SMWAdmin id Parameter
CVE-2026-116891 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 4.2.0 before 7.2.1 Reflected XSS via Special:FacetedSearch cstate
CVE-2026-116875 6.1 MEDIUM SemanticMediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Reflected XSS via Special:Ask Separator Parameters
CVE-2026-116887 5.4 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Special:Browse Keyword Property
CVE-2026-116879 5.4 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via smwtask Update Task
CVE-2026-116886 5.4 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via External Identifier in Special:Browse
CVE-2026-116883 4.8 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Schema Descriptions
CVE-2026-116882 4.8 MEDIUM Semantic MediaWiki 4.2.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via FacetedSearch Exploration Labels

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: SemanticMediaWiki
Same vendor: SemanticMediaWiki
Same weakness: CWE-674