CVE-2026-0668
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - VisualData Extension allows Regular Expression Exponential Blowup.This issue affects MediaWiki - VisualData Extension: 1.45.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc
Published
2026-01-07 18:15:52.873000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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