SemanticMediaWiki · Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.4.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the ElasticStore and SPARQLStore
Affects SemanticMediaWikiSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.4.1 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade semanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWiki to 7.4.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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GitHubsemanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWikipkg:github/semanticmediawiki/SemanticMediaWikiOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in Semantic MediaWiki version 7.4.1 and later. Users should upgrade to version 7.4.1 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the provided data.
Description
Semantic MediaWiki versions from 3.0.0 up to but not including 7.4.1 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the ElasticStore and SPARQLStore components. This flaw arises from the ConceptDescriptionInterpreter classes re-expanding concepts without memoization or limiting expansion, allowing users with page-edit rights to create acyclic chains of Concept: pages that cause excessive CPU and memory consumption during queries. The vulnerability can be triggered via concept page views, Special:Ask, or the api.php action=ask endpoint.
References
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-24v2-mf3g-84ch (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126565 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/86ce13254ffd91406ef43ea403ae072a7e3a38b3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/blob/7.4.0/src/Elastic/QueryEngine/DescriptionInterpreters/ConceptDescriptionInterpreter.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/blob/7.4.0/src/SPARQLStore/QueryEngine/DescriptionInterpreters/ConceptDescriptionInterpreter.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/releases/tag/7.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.0.0-before-7.4.1-dos-via-exponential-concept-expansion (opens in a new tab)