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CVE-2025-11175 (GCVE-0-2025-11175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-30 19:12 – Updated: 2026-01-30 19:29
VLAI
Title
DiscussionTools should use better regex
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-30 19:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-917 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DiscussionTools Extension Affected: 1.44
Affected: 1.43
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