CVE-2026-116877: SemanticMediaWiki · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects SemanticMediaWikiSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 7.3.1 soon.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 10:57 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.3.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 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
Upgrade SemanticMediaWiki and semanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWiki to 7.3.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWiki | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubsemanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWikipkg:github/semanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWikiOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Semantic MediaWiki to version 7.3.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Semantic MediaWiki versions from 2.5.0 up to but not including 7.3.1 contain a vulnerability that allows low-privilege editors to cause uncontrolled resource consumption. By supplying a large limit parameter to the #set_recurring_event parser function without specifying an end date, attackers can generate a massive number of date subobjects. This leads to exhaustion of CPU, memory, and database resources. The issue is fixed in version 7.3.1.
References
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-vxrm-2g9f-2vqh (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/215599f0fc03274fd4cee9ba0f7162f5a38c031b (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-2.5.0-before-7.3.1-resource-exhaustion-via-set-recurring-event (opens in a new tab)