CVE-2025-11175: The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – DiscussionTools Extension · Expression Language Injection
Affects The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki – DiscussionTools ExtensionSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| The Wikimedia FoundationMediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediately upgrade the DiscussionTools Extension to a patched version once available from The Wikimedia Foundation. Monitor official channels for patch releases. 2. Until patches are available, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting expression language inputs, especially those containing complex or nested regular expressions. 3. Apply input validation and sanitization at the application layer to neutralize special characters or expressions before processing. 4. Limit resource consumption for regular expression evaluation by setting timeouts or maximum processing limits in the application or underlying runtime environment. 5. Monitor logs for anomalous spikes in CPU or memory usage related to Mediawiki services, and set alerts for potential ReDoS attack patterns. 6. Restrict network access to Mediawiki instances to trusted users or IP ranges where feasible, reducing exposure to remote attacks. 7. Conduct security reviews of custom Mediawiki extensions or configurations to identify similar expression language injection risks. 8. Educate development and operations teams about the risks of expression language injection and secure coding practices to prevent recurrence. 9. Maintain an incident response plan to quickly isolate and remediate affected systems in case of exploitation.
Description
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.